FREE JEJUNAL GRAFT FOR TREATMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE DUE TO FAMILIAL EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA

free jejunal graft for treatment of esophageal stricture due to familial epidermolysis bullosa

in this paper, two patients with severe dysphagia and esophageal stricture secondary to epidermolysis bullosa are presented and discussed. they are siblings of an affected family. primary resection and anastomosis had been performed previously in both patients, but dysphagia had recurred. we treated these patients with free jejunal graft to the esophagus with excellent results. both patients ar...

Esophageal stricture associated with epidermolysis bullosa.

A 20-year-old woman diagnosed as having epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) presented with dysphagia and odynophagia. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a web in the upper esophagus, for which endoscopic dilatation was done. Following this, the patient remained asymptomatic for 2 years, after which she again presented with recurrence of symptoms. Clinical examination showed multiple er...

MICROSURGICA.L TREATMENT OF UPPER ESOPHAGEAL CARCINOMA (FREE JEJUNAL LOOP TRANSFER)

There are unfortunately a relatively large number of cases of esophageal cancer in Iran as well as other countries, and one of the most difficult problems facing surgeons is the reconstruction of the esophagus and restoration of its function after excision of the tumor. From 1978 to 1987,20 patients (16 male, 4 female) ranging in age from 22 to 68 years were surgically treated for squamous...

Otorhinolaryngological and esophageal manifestations of epidermolysis bullosa.

UNLABELLED Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of skin diseases with different clinical manifestations and varied inheritance patterns. Blisters may appear spontaneously or following minimal trauma to the skin or mucosa. AIM this paper aims to describe the otorhinolaryngological manifestations and esophageal complications related to EB, and the experience in treating patients with esophagea...

Otorhinolaryngological and esophageal manifestations of epidermolysis bullosa Summary

microsurgica.l treatment of upper esophageal carcinoma (free jejunal loop transfer)

there are unfortunately a relatively large number of cases of esophageal cancer in iran as well as other countries, and one of the most difficult problems facing surgeons is the reconstruction of the esophagus and restoration of its function after excision of the tumor. from 1978 to 1987,20 patients (16 male, 4 female) ranging in age from 22 to 68 years were surgically treated for squamous cell...