Retrograde dilation of a complex radiation-induced esophageal stricture through percutaneous gastrostomy.
Acta Gastroenterol Belg
; 78(2): 246-7, 2015 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26151697
ABSTRACT
Upper esophageal strictures occur in approximately 3-4% of patients who receive radiotherapy for head and neck cancers. The standart initial treatment is dilation by using bougie or through-the-scope balloon dilators. Endoscopic treatment requires the passage of a guidewire through the stricture which cannot be accomplished in some of the patients with complex strictures. Retrograde dilation of esophageal strictures through a mature percutaneous gastrostomy tract have been reported in a limited number of cases and small case series up to date and can be considered as a rescue treatment before considering surgery in such patients. Herein we report retrograde dilatation of a radiation-induced complex esophageal stricture through the percutaneous gastrostomy tract in a patient with operated larynx cancer.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gastrostomia
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Laríngeas
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Dilatação
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Estenose Esofágica
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article