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A Novel Method of Esophageal Remodeling: Thinking Outside the Box
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A Novel Method of Esophageal Remodeling: Thinking Outside the Box

Rakesh Kochhar, Munish Ashat, Yalaka Rami Reddy, Ajay Gulati, Kaman Lileswar and Saroj Kant Sinha
ACG case reports journal, Vol.6(7), p.e00100
07/01/2019
DOI: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000100
PMCID: PMC6722356
PMID: 31620511
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Abstract

Caustic esophageal strictures are complex strictures with high rates of recurrence and complications. Management of these strictures requires a multipronged approach including endoscopic dilation and complex surgeries. Even with these modalities, treatment of each patient has to be individualized because it requires high clinical discretion. We present a 38-year-old female woman who had required esophagostomy and total gastrectomy in the acute phase after caustic ingestion. The definitive surgical procedure was deferred because of cicatrization of the proximal esophageal remnant. We remodeled scarred esophagus using a novel technique, which facilitated definitive surgery.
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology

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