Increasing tendency in caustic esophageal burns and long-term polytetraflourethylene stenting in severe cases: 10 years experience

Esophageal stenting in children: indications, application, effectiveness, and complications

“…Reports on polytetrafluoroethylene tubes have not clearly identified complications related to these devices. [8][9][10]21 Unlike these 2 reports, ours is the largest pediatric series of esophageal stent use for conditions other than corrosive ingestion and in children under 2 years of age. The AERO stent (Alveolus, Charlotte, NC) is designed to be deployed in the tracheobronchial tree.…”

“…For the last few decades, some centers have used simple tubes fashioned from commonly available polytetrafluoroethylene for long-term stenting of recalcitrant corrosive strictures in children. [8][9][10]21 Self-expanding covered stents have been effectively used more recently. 3,6,7 Approximately 25% of infants with esophageal atresia will develop postanastomotic fibrotic strictures, and the incidence of such strictures has been shown to increase with increasing esophageal gap length.…”

Custom dynamic stent for esophageal strictures in children

“…Several authors have described their experience with different types of stents. These experiences include silicon stents [4], self-expanding covered stents (PoliflexRush) [5,6], retrievable covered self-expanding metal stents designed for tracheobronchial use [7], polytetrafluorethylene stents [8], and self-expandable biodegradable stents [9]. Stents could have 2 different mechanisms of action.…”

Endoscopic Management of Anastomotic Esophageal Strictures Secondary to Esophageal Atresia

“…In several published series, the reported healing of the strictures with intraluminal stents was 96%, 72%, and 69%, respectively. [72][73][74] In refractory anastomotic strictures due to EA, the dynamic stent has been used in 21 patients with a reported success rate of 81%. 75 The investigators of this study have hypothesized that the dynamic effect of food passage between the stent and the esophageal wall allows for the long-term improvement of esophageal patency.…”