Congenital esophageal stenosis

Authors

• Mahmoud A. Machmouchi, Consultant, Pediatric Surgeon, Department of Surgery-MBC 40, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah 21499, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Tel. +966 (2) 6677777. Fax. +966 (2) 6677777 Ext. 5815.
• Mohamed Al Harbi, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• Khalid A. Bakhsh, Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Congenital esophageal stenosis CES is an uncommon anomaly that rarely goes undiagnosed until adulthood. We report 2 cases of CES. The first was a one-month-old baby boy who was referred for work up of swallowing disorder and recurrent pneumonias. The diagnosis was confirmed by a continuous fluoroscopic esophagogram, and endoscopic exploration. Simple dilatation resolved his symptoms completely. The second was an 18-month-old boy, who was referred with a feeding gastrostomy due to complete esophageal obstruction. Resection and end-to-end anastomosis was performed with uneventful postoperative course.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

648

Last Page

650

Recommended Citation

Machmouchi, Mahmoud A.; Harbi, Mohamed Al; and Bakhsh, Khalid A. (2004) "Congenital esophageal stenosis," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 25: Iss. 5, Article 19.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2416