Comprehensive swallowing exercises to treat complicated dysphagia caused by esophageal replacement with colon
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Comprehensive swallowing exercises to treat complicated dysphagia caused by esophageal replacement with colon
INTRODUCTION Surgical procedures for colonic replacement of the esophagus are most commonly associated with anastomotic stricture which cause dysphagia. In this report, we describe a rare case of a patient who demonstrated dysphagia resulting from an anastomotic stricture following esophageal replacement with the colon. All the treatments to dilate the anastomotic stricture were ineffective. To...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005707