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Anastomotic Strictures after Esophageal Atresia Repair : Timing of Dilatation during the First Two Postoperative Years

Salö, Martin LU ; Stenström, Pernilla LU orcid ; Anderberg, Magnus LU orcid and Arnbjörnsson, Einar LU (2018) In The Surgery Journal 4(2). p.62-65
Abstract

Background  We determined time frames for dilatation of anastomotic strictures (ASs) occurring during the first 2 years after esophageal atresia (EA) repair. Methods  A retrospective study was conducted on children with EA (Gross type C) who underwent direct repair between January 2008 and March 2015 at a single tertiary center of pediatric surgery. Endoscopic signs of stricture were indications for dilatation because the endoscopy provides more reliable information than X-ray imagining methods. Results  Among our cohort of 49 children with EA, 19 (39%) required at least one esophageal dilatation. All children required initial dilatation within the first year of life and none was older than 1 year during initial dilatation ( p  <... (More)

Background  We determined time frames for dilatation of anastomotic strictures (ASs) occurring during the first 2 years after esophageal atresia (EA) repair. Methods  A retrospective study was conducted on children with EA (Gross type C) who underwent direct repair between January 2008 and March 2015 at a single tertiary center of pediatric surgery. Endoscopic signs of stricture were indications for dilatation because the endoscopy provides more reliable information than X-ray imagining methods. Results  Among our cohort of 49 children with EA, 19 (39%) required at least one esophageal dilatation. All children required initial dilatation within the first year of life and none was older than 1 year during initial dilatation ( p  < 0.01). A median of three dilatations (range: 1-13) took place per patient, with 87% performed during the first postoperative year. The timing of initial dilatation in the first year (< 6 months, 14/19 [74%] vs. 6-12 months, 5/19 [26%]) was predictive of the need for dilatation beyond the first year (9/14 [64%] vs. 0/5 [0%]; p  = 0.03) but not of more numerous dilatations (median, 3 vs. 1; p  = 0.07). Conclusion  The need for dilatation within 6 months postoperatively predicts the need for dilatation after 1 year, but it does not indicate the number of dilatations that will be needed.

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10.1055/s-0038-1646950
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  abstract     = {{<p>Background  We determined time frames for dilatation of anastomotic strictures (ASs) occurring during the first 2 years after esophageal atresia (EA) repair. Methods  A retrospective study was conducted on children with EA (Gross type C) who underwent direct repair between January 2008 and March 2015 at a single tertiary center of pediatric surgery. Endoscopic signs of stricture were indications for dilatation because the endoscopy provides more reliable information than X-ray imagining methods. Results  Among our cohort of 49 children with EA, 19 (39%) required at least one esophageal dilatation. All children required initial dilatation within the first year of life and none was older than 1 year during initial dilatation ( p  &lt; 0.01). A median of three dilatations (range: 1-13) took place per patient, with 87% performed during the first postoperative year. The timing of initial dilatation in the first year (&lt; 6 months, 14/19 [74%] vs. 6-12 months, 5/19 [26%]) was predictive of the need for dilatation beyond the first year (9/14 [64%] vs. 0/5 [0%]; p  = 0.03) but not of more numerous dilatations (median, 3 vs. 1; p  = 0.07). Conclusion  The need for dilatation within 6 months postoperatively predicts the need for dilatation after 1 year, but it does not indicate the number of dilatations that will be needed.</p>}},
  author       = {{Salö, Martin and Stenström, Pernilla and Anderberg, Magnus and Arnbjörnsson, Einar}},
  issn         = {{2378-5128}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{62--65}},
  publisher    = {{Georg Thieme Verlag}},
  series       = {{The Surgery Journal}},
  title        = {{Anastomotic Strictures after Esophageal Atresia Repair : Timing of Dilatation during the First Two Postoperative Years}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1646950}},
  doi          = {{10.1055/s-0038-1646950}},
  volume       = {{4}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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