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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2014; 20(27): 9205-9209
Published online Jul 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9205
Published online Jul 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i27.9205
Benign esophageal stricture after thermal injury treated with esophagectomy and ileocolon interposition
Toshihiro Kitajima, Kota Momose, Seigi Lee, Shusuke Haruta, Hisashi Shinohara, Masaki Ueno, Harushi Udagawa, Department of Digestive Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Takeshi Fujii, Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Author contributions: Kitajima T and Udagawa H designed the report; Momose K, Lee S, Haruta S, Shinohara H and Ueno M acted as the attending doctors for the patient and performed the operation; Fujii T performed the pathological examination; and Kitajima T wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Toshihiro Kitajima, MD, Department of Digestive Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. t.kitajima0407@gmail.com
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Received: November 27, 2013
Revised: February 14, 2014
Accepted: March 4, 2014
Published online: July 21, 2014
Revised: February 14, 2014
Accepted: March 4, 2014
Published online: July 21, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: This is a very rare case of the refractory esophageal thermal injury which required the esophagectomy. In general, there are several non-surgical options available to treat benign esophageal stricture. However, considering the curability and quality-of-life associated with a long expected prognosis, we determined that esophagectomy with ileocolon interposition was the most proper treatment option for this young patient.