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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov-Dec;29(6):654-656.
doi: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_145_24. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Dual Esophageal Stenosis in a 4-month-old

Amar Shah  1 , Ria Sharma  1 , Anirudh Shah  1
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Case Reports

Double Trouble: A Rare Case of Dual Esophageal Stenosis in a 4-month-old

Amar Shah et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Esophageal stenosis is an uncommon clinical condition defined as a fixed narrowing of the esophagus. It can be congenital or acquired. The incidence of congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is 1 in 25,000-50,000 live births. Most of these patients present in early infancy and many of them require surgical intervention. We report a very interesting case of a 4-month-old child with esophageal stenosis involving two different segments of the esophagus who was successfully treated surgically. This is one of the rarest variants of CES which involves two different segments of the esophagus.

Keywords: Child; congenital esophageal stenosis; two segments.

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Figure 1
Oral contrast study showing two segments of esophageal stenosis in the upper and mid esophagus
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Figure 2
Postoperative oral contrast study showing smooth passage of the contrast through the reconstructed esophagus
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