cation after surgical repair in children with esophageal atresia. The usual treat− ment is endoscopic dilatation. If this fails, reoperation is needed. A male infant presented with type 1 esophageal atresia [1]. A gastrostomy was performed on day 1 after birth, defi− nitive repair being delayed because of the long gap. Three months later an ileoceco− coloplasty was performed, the ileum being an...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of synchronous airway lesions and esophagitis in children younger than 18 months undergoing adenoidectomy for adenoid hypertrophy and upper airway obstruction. DESIGN Retrospective review spanning 4.5 years. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS All children younger than 18 months who underwent adenoidectomy for upper airway obstruction ...

for benign esophageal stricture for pa− tients in whom surgery is not feasible [1]. Repeated bougienage by the patients themselves, “self−dilation,” has been proven safe and effective [2]. The major complication of bougienage is esophageal perforation, although the incidence is only 0.04 %±0.2 % [3]. Case. A 74−year−old man, diagnosed as achalasia 7 years ago, underwent routine Maloney esophage...

INTRODUCTION Foreign body ingestion is a frequent emergency occurrence. Serious complications, although rare, include pharyngooesophageal perforation, aorto-oesophageal fistula and deep neck infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective review was performed of all cases of foreign body ingestion requiring hospitalization between 1989 and 2011, in a tertiary Hospital. Cases complicated by de...

INTRODUCTION Postoperative stenosis and dysphagia after esophageal carcinoma resection is the major problem. The aim of this study is to compare two types cervical esophagogastric anastomosis in reduction of stricture formation in esophageal cancer surgery. METHODS The subjects of this study were 223 patients undergoing esophageal carcinoma resection during 1998 to 2007. Twenty two patients w...

The art of sword swallowing has very long historical roots and was known to the ancient Greeks; in later times, this form, especially from 16th 18th centuries, developed Japan, being brought there by Chinese neighbors. swallowers were first accomplices development esophagoscopy, as they prompted doctors think about possibility inserting metal tubes into esophagus for diagnosis therapy.

Esophageal foreign bodies are a relatively frequent emergency in our country and their removal is necessary as quickly possible to avoid complications suppress the discomfort they cause patients, so an esophagoscopy performed by Otolaryngology Specialist who on duty, all otolaryngologists must know this entity have experience diagnosis performance of surgical technique for its extraction, wanti...

Esophageal foreign bodies (FBs) in children are a commonly seen complaint that can cause severe morbidity. Different methods are used for their extraction. We reviewed our cases and described direct extraction technique. The specifications of 1116 children with esophageal FBs between 1990 and 2000 were evaluated. All FB cases were considered emergencies and intervention was performed in the ope...

BACKGROUND/AIM Benign esophageal strictures are frequently encountered pathologies occurring due to various reasons. Repeated dilatations may be needed, particularly in resistant strictures. This study aimed to evaluate patients who underwent repeated dilatations in our clinic due to resistant esophageal strictures. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixteen patients who underwent multiple dilatations in ...