Abstract
Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is an infrequent entity; however, many cases
have been reported during the last years. Its incidence falls between 1 per 25,000
and 1 per 50,000 live births and is associated with other congenital malformations
in 17% to 33% of cases (mainly esophageal atresia). Congenital esophageal stenosis
is defined as an intrinsic alteration of the esophageal wall given by the presence
of ectopic tracheobronchial tissue, membranous diaphragm, muscular hypertrophy, or
diffuse fibrosis of the submucosa, among other causes. The therapeutic options include
endoscopic dilation and resection plus anastomosis (by either laparotomy or thoracotomy,
depending on the level of the stenosis).
We present the case of a 1-month-old baby boy with a CES located in the distal esophagus
that is associated with anophthalmia and micropenis. We treated the lesion by means
of a thoracoscopic resection of the affected segment and an esophageal end-to-end
anastomosis. The patient's long-term outcome was uneventful.
As far as we know, this is the first report on thoracoscopic resolution of a CES.
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