Successful Use of Biliary Duct Balloon Dilator in Repairing Post-Surgical Esophageal Stricture in premature infant
نویسندگان
1 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescents, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology Mayo Clinic College, Medicine Rochester, MN, USA.
2 Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescents, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology SUNY Upstate, Medical University Syracuse, NY, USA.
3 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Adolescents, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, SUNY Upstate, Medical University Syracuse, NY, USA.
doi
10.22038/ijp.2015.4396چکیده
Congenital esophageal atresia needs to be surgically corrected as soon as possible. Some will present with post surgical stricture that needs to be dilated by a balloon dilator. This procedure is difficult in premature born due to infant esophageal size and availability of equipments. We herby report the first case in a premature infant with post surgical esophageal stricture of esophageal atresia by the use of biliary duct balloon dilator.
