[Treatment of peptic esophageal stricture in children].

Abstract

The results of treatment of 24 children with peptic esophageal stricture were analyzed. The treatment of the disease envisages the esophageal passability restoration together with pathogenetically substantiated prophylaxis of pathological action of gastric contents toward esophageal mucosa, formatting artificial antireflux mechanism. It is expedient to perform operative intervention after doing primarily restoration of esophageal passability and the hypotrophy and bronchopulmonary complications correction. When rigid stricture is present it must be excised. For rigid peptic esophageal stricture in children application of modified Collis operation with Nissen fundoplication constitutes the pathogenetically substantiated method of treatment.

• Authors: D Iu Kryvchenia, O H Dubrovin
• Journal: Klinichna khirurhiia (Klin Khir) Issue 8 Pg. 29-32 (Sep 2002) ISSN: 0023-2130 [Print] Ukraine
• Vernacular Title: Likuvannia peptychnoï stryktury stravokhodu u diteĭ.
• PMID: 12378933 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Esophageal Stenosis (complications, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Esophagitis, Peptic (complications, diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Infant
• Radiography