Refractory esophageal anastomotic stricture after esophageal atresia surgery improved with retrograde balloon dilatation through gastrostomy followed by laparoscopic fundoplication: a case report.

Yoichi NakagawaHiroo UchidaAkinari HinokiChiyoe ShirotaWataru SumidaSatoshi MakitaKazuki YokotaHizuru AmanoAkihiro YasuiDaiki KatoYousuke GohdaTakuya Maeda

Published in: Surgical case reports (2023)

Retrograde balloon dilatation is another treatment option for an EAS. When an EAS recurs soon after dilatation, the patient must be evaluated for GERD; if severe GERD is observed, an appropriate anti-reflux surgery is required before dilating the EAS.

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minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
gastroesophageal reflux disease
surgical site infection
robot assisted
case report
rectal cancer
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation
endoscopic submucosal dissection