• 대한기관식도과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.64-67
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• 2010

Congenital esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants is a rare anomaly, resulting in dysphagia and recurrent pneumonia, We have experienced three cases of csophageal stenosis due to ectopic tracheobronchial remnants and performed operative correction. Two patients were 20 months and five year old male with a chief complaints of swallowing difficulty from birth and the other was a twenty three year old female with a slowly increasing symptom of dysphagia for twenty years. Esophagogram of the patient with tracheobronchial remnants shows abrupt narrow segment at distal esophagus with marked proximal dilatation, and linear barium collections perpendicularly projecting from the stenotic esophagus. All of them were performed surgical correction by esophagectomy of the stenotic portion and esopahgo-gastrostomy with anti-reflux procedures, The resected specimens of these patients showed ectopic tracheobronchial chondroepithelial tissue within the esophageal wall histopathologically. Postoperative course was uneventful and have been in good condition without any problems.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.932-934
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• 1995

Esophageal stenosis due to ectopic tracheobronchial remnants is an uncommon anomaly and only few cases were reported in the literature. We have experienced two case of esophageal stenosis due to ectopic tracheobronchial remnants and performed operative correction. The one patient was a five year old male with a chief complaint of swallowing difficulty from birth and the other was a twenty-three year old female with a slowly incresing symptom of dysphagia for twenty years. both of them were performed surgical correction by esophagectomy of the stenotic portion and esophago-gastrostomy with anti-reflux procedures. The resected specimens of the these two patients showed ectopic tracheobronchial chondroepithelial tissue withinthe esophageal wall histipathologically. Postoperative course was uneventful and have been in good condition without any problems.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.939-941
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• 1995

Congenital esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants is one of main forms of congenital esophageal stenosis.A 19-month-old male was presented an appearence of underdevelopment and mild dehydration state due to persistent vomiting since 5 months after his birth. Esophagogram revealed an abrupt narrowing of lower esophagus with dilatation above it. The operation method was aesection of esohageal stenosis and end to end anastomosis through left seventh thoracotomy. The postoperative course was uneventful.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.52-56
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• 2012

Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) can be classified into three types based on the etiology of stenosis: tracheobronchial remnants (TBRs), fibromuscular hypertrophy (FMH), and membranous diaphragm (MD). It is important to make a differential diagnosis because the therapeutic plan for CES is determined by its etiology. Most cases of FMH and MD can be managed with balloon dilatation, whereas cases of TBRs require resection and anastomosis. Thus, the preoperative distinction of TBRs is critical. Recently miniprobe endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) with a maximum diameter of 2.5 mm has been useful for distinguishing TBRs from FMH in pediatric patients with CES. EUS shows hyperechoic lesions indicating TBR cartilage. Miniprobe EUS is recommended for choosing the correct therapeutic method for CES. We report a case of CES due to TBRs in which a preoperative diagnosis was made in a child using miniprobe EUS without any difficulties.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.248-250
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• 1996

기관기관지 잔유조직에 의한 선천성 식도협착은 드문 질환으로 주로 중·하부 식도에 혼히 발생한다. 발생원인은 태생기 원시 전장에서 식도와 기도가 정상적인 분리를 못하여 식도벽내에 기관지 연골조직이 존재하며, 이로 인하여 연하곤란이 생후 직후부터 서서히 생기게 된다. 4세의 여아가 최근 2년간 악화된 연하곤란을 주소로 입원하였다. 식도이완 불능증의 진단하에 수술을 시행하였으며, 식도-위 경계부 상방 4cm부위에서 백색의 단단한 결절성의 종괴를 발견하였다. 수술은 종괴를 제거하고 식도의 확장 성형술을 시행하였으며, 술후 조직 소견상 기관연골과 기관지점 막 상피로 밝혀졌다.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.40-44
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• 2000

Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a narrowing of the esophageal lumen from birth. Three types of CES have been described; tracheobronchial remnants (TBR), membranous web (MW), and fibromuscular stenosis (FMS). We reviewed the clinical features and the surgical outcome of 14 patients, pathologically confirmed as CES. Nine patients had TBR, 3 FMS, and 2 MVV. The mean age at operation was 3.8 years. Five patients were boys and 9 girls. Four patients had other congenital anomalies. Segmental resection of the lesion and end to end anastomosis was utilized in all cases except one who underwent myotomy. The stenotic segment was located at the distal esophagus in all patients. There were 8 complications in 6 patients, but no mortality. The mean follow-up period was 68 months. There were no feeding problems but 3 patients had minor gastroesophageal reflux. Our result indicates that segmental resection and anastomosis is a satisfactory surgical procedure in the management of CES.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 1975

Congenital esophageal stricture is infrequent disease entity and usually occurs in the mid esophagus. Tracheobronchial remnants in the esophagus causing esophageal stricture are extremely rare, and only few cases were reported in the literature. During last 17 years the authors experienced a case of congenital esophageal stricture due to ectopic tracheal cartilaginous ring who was complicated by peptic esophageal stricture 11 years after esophagogastrostomy. During thoracotomy we thought that the patient had unual achalasia of the esophagus, and couldn`t perform cardiomyotomy because of firm ring encircling the lower esophagus just above the hiatus. The patient was operated on lower esophagectomy including cardia and esophagogastrostomy at his age of two and a half years. Postoperatively the patient did well for 11 years but later he developed intermittent regurgitation without substernal burning, and reoperated under the diagnosis of peptic esophageal stricture-lower esophagectomy, proximal gastrectomy, esophagogastrostomy and Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty with good operative result.