Complete resolution of dysphagia after sequential Polyflex™ stenting in a case of recurrent anastomotic stenosis in an adult with congenital esophageal atresia
- Andrés J. del Pozo García 1
- Carlos Piedracoba Cadahia 1
- Fernando Sánchez Gómez 1
- José Carlos Marín Gabriel 1
- Sarbelio Rodríguez Muloz 1
- 1 Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid, Spain
ISSN: 2340-416, 1130-0108
Año de publicación: 2018
Volumen: 110
Número: 12
Páginas: 826-829
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
Resumen
We present a case of intractable dysphagia in a 23-year-old female with type 1 esophageal atresia (EA) and subsequent postsurgical refractory esophageal strictures. The patient was referred due to increasing symptomatology and a slight response to balloon dilations. A biodegradable polydioxanone stent (ELLA) was placed, but this did not relieve the dysphagia. After the sequential placement of two siliconated polypropylene stents (Polyflex™, Boston Scientifics), the dysphagia was definitively relieved. To our knowledge, this is the first published case with a full resolution of dysphagia using this strategy in an adult patient.