Most pediatric surgeons are wary of gastric transposition as a means for esophageal
replacement in children, especially during infancy. We present our initial experience of this …

Background Children born with esophageal atresia require an anastomosis between the
proximal and distal esophagus. When this distance is too wide (long gap esophageal …

Colonic interposition is a treatment option in childhood when esophageal replacement (ER)
is necessary. We reviewed 18 children who underwent ER by colon between 1984 and …

Objectives: Limited literature exists as to whether preoperative gastrostomy (GT) evaluation
may predict which patients will go onto require gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tube feeding. The …

Objectives The authors herein report the results of esophageal replacement by gastric pull-
up technique through the retrosternal route as an option for esophageal replacement in a …

Introduction Several surgical techniques are available for pediatric esophageal
reconstruction. We started to use pedicled jejunum interposition graft (PJIG) because other …

Introduction: esophageal replacement in children is indicated when it is impossible to
maintain the native esophagus, which in the pediatric population includes patients with …

Esophageal replacement by colonic interposition is an uncommon procedure. This study
sought to identify the frequency of this operation in England, identify techniques and …

Aim Fundoplication fails in approximately 20% of children with severe neurodisability. We
aimed to evaluate total esophagogastric dissociation (TOGD) as a primary procedure and as …

The most common indications of esophageal replacement in childhood are the esophageal
atresia with long gap and caustic strictures. Several techniques has been described, using …