The oesophageal adenocarcinoma is an increasing pathology in the last decade, predominantly western population. A characteristic of esophageal cancer (EC) and esophageal-gastric junction (EGJC) high percent metastatic disease at time diagnosis one main causes death these patients. present case about a 78-year-old man, diagnosed with Barrett's esophagus high-grade dysplasia stenosis distal third...

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is a common gastro intestinal malignancy. One of the most common techniques of surgery in esophageal cancer is transhiatal esophagectomy with esophagogastric anastomosis in the neck. This technique is accompanied by complications like chronic gastero-esophegeal reflux and late stenosis. This study was designed to compare the risk of complications after two surgic...

OBJECTIVE Although the placement of esophageal self-expandable stents (SES) can effectively relieve dysphagia after radiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer (EC), it may induce severe esophageal complications. This article reports a case of emergency endotracheal intubation in an EC patient who suddenly developed severe dyspnea two months after SES placement. METHODS Electronic broncho...

OBJECTIVE To emphasize the need of an accurate diagnosis of congenital esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants, since its treatment differs from other types of congenital narrowing. CASE DESCRIPTION Four cases of lower congenital esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants, whose definitive diagnosis was made by histopathology. Except for the last case, in which a concomit...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To investigate and treat the late complications of using nickel-titanium alloy stents in laryngotracheal, bronchial, and esophageal stenosis patients who developed severe laryngotracheal stenosis (SLS). STUDY DESIGN Retrospective clinical study. METHODS Thirteen patients with SLS or tracheoesophageal fistula secondary to insertion of a nickel-titanium alloy stent for t...

A 56-year-old man was referred for endoscopic treatment of benign postoperative stenosis of an esophagogastric anastomosis with a proximal fistula to the neck. He had previously undergone chemoand radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the proximal esophagus. Because of recurrent malignancy, esophageal resection with tubular gastric reconstruction was performed. Postoperative dysphagia and...

Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a rare clinical entity that is often not diagnosed until months or sometimes many years after birth. Delayed treatment may lead to poor prognosis. Here we report one surgical procedure for curing delayed severe CES. The esophageal stenosis was resected and the gastric conduit was used to replace esophagus. The type of operation completely solved the patie...

Previous studies reported that ultrathin endoscope (UE) provides endoscopic guidance during insertion of a self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) without fluoroscopic monitoring in patients with upper gastrointestinal stenosis (benign or malignant) or postoperative esophageal leakage. According to the type of SEMS and level of the stenosis, the technique of the procedure is variable. Herein, we repo...

Vascular ring, caused by Kommerell's diverticulum and ligamentum arteriosum, in a patient with right aortic arch and mirror image branching is extremely rare. A 10-month-old boy with coughing and stridor was diagnosed as having tracheo-esophageal stenosis, which is caused by a vascular ring with Kommerell's diverticulum, ligamentum arteriosum, right aortic arch, and mirror image branching. Komm...