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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.20553
Is thoracic esophagostomy an option in esophageal perforation in pediatric patients?
Atilla Eroğlu1, Ali Bilal Ulaş1, Yener Aydın1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.20553
Esophagostomy and subsequent esophagectomy are extremely
rare operations in the management of benign esophageal
perforations in children. In this report, we present a 20-month-old
female in whom we performed thoracic esophagostomy and
subsequent intrathoracic esophagogastric anastomosis due to
esophageal perforation caused by a chronic foreign body. The
patient was discharged on the 10th postoperative day, and no
complications were observed in the patient, who was followed for
four years. The thoracic esophagostomy procedure helps preserve
the esophageal length and easy execution of the esophagogastric
anastomosis in the thorax. We believe it can be a safe and useful
technique in carefully selected cases.
Keywords : Esophageal perforation, foreign body, thoracic esophagostomy
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