title: [Preliminary study on gastric tube esophagoplasty for corrosive strictures of the esophagus in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the clinical value of gastric tube esophagoplasty for complicated corrosive stricture of the esophagus in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis was performed to study 7 patients with complicated corrosive stricture of the esophagus who were treated with gastric tube esophagoplasty via retrosternal route between March 2010 and October 2011.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three patients had a stricture longer than 2.5 cm, and 4 patients had more than one stricture. All the operations went well. The average time for mechanical ventilation postoperatively was 6 hours. No patients showed insufficient ventilation after withdraw of ventilator. There was 1 patient developed anastomotic leak which was healed a week later. One patient had anastomotic leak with pyloric obstruction, and the leak was healed 3 weeks after intraoperative placement of duodenal feeding tube and pyloric obstruction became patent 4 weeks later. There were 2 patients developed anastomotic stricture and they resumed normal diet after balloon dilatation. The average follow-up duration was 10.5 months. The quality of life was improved and no other complications were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gastric tube esophagoplasty is a effective alternative for complicated corrosive stricture of the esophagus and the short-term outcomes are favorable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, Guangzhou, China. liuwei_850@yahoo.cn
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jian-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jia-hang
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Jue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome