Anastomotic strictures (ASs) complicate the postoperative course of roughly one-third of all
patients with esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula. Its development …

PURPOSE: Strictures of the esophagus in children may have multiple etiologies including
congenital, inflammatory, infectious, caustic ingestion, and gastroesophageal reflux (peptic …

BACKGROUND: Use of esophageal stents is uncommon in children, and there are few
reports. We report the first experience in predominantly small children and infants with …

AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the efficacy and safety of endoscopic balloon dilatation of
esophageal strictures in children. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Design: retrospective case …

Background and purpose There are only a few studies focused on efficacy and safety of
balloon dilation in corrosive esophageal stricture in children. The aim of this study is to …

Background: Esophageal strictures in pediatric age are a quite common condition due to
different etiologies. Esophageal strictures can be divided in congenital, acquired and …

AIM: To evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of balloon dilatation in children for
oesophageal strictures caused by the ingestion of corrosive agents. MATERIALS AND …

Objective: Esophageal strictures in children are serious and require specialized care. Peptic
stricture is most common in our context, whereas caustic and congenital strictures are rare …

BACKGROUND: Nonsurgical treatment of recalcitrant pediatric esophageal strictures is
challenging. The chemotherapy drug mitomycin-C, which reduces collagen synthesis and …

Esophageal strictures in children may be caused by congenital anomaly, caustic agent or
foreign body ingestion, complication of reflux esophagitis, and after esophageal surgery …