Total Pharyngo-esophageal Stenosis: A New Surgical Procedure Using Modified Retrograde Transillumination Approach

• Published in: Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques Vol. 28; no. 4; p. e75
• Main Authors: Lechien, Jerome R, Dapri, Giovanni, Saussez, Sven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2018
• Subjects: Constriction, Pathologic - surgery; Dilatation - methods; Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma - surgery; Esophageal Stenosis - surgery; Esophagoscopy - methods; Female; Free Tissue Flaps; Humans; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery; Laryngoscopy - methods; Middle Aged; Pharyngeal Diseases - surgery; Postoperative Complications - surgery; Pyriform Sinus - surgery; Transillumination

We performed a modified combined anterograde-retrograde dilatation in a 60-year-old woman with complete pharyngo-esophageal stricture (PES). With a large endoscopic view from the upper (laryngoscope) and lower (pediatric gastroscope introduced via gastrostomy tube) parts of the PES, the approach con...