RETROSTERNAL COLOESOPHAGOPLASTY IN CHILDRENWITH UNCORRECTED CICATRICIAL STENOSISAFTER CHEMICAL BURNS OF THE ESOPHAGUS

Abstract

The frequency of non-correctable, conservative methods of treatment, cicatricial stenosis after chemical burns of the
esophagus (CBE), according to the authors, ranges from 3 to 20%. In such cases, the only radical method of surgical
treatment is reconstructive plastic surgery on the esophagus using various sections of the small, large intestine, and
stomach. However, each of these proposed methods of operation has its own advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, the
question of choosing the optimal type of graft for esophageal plasty in childhood remains the most controversial. In this
regard, this article presents the results of retrosternal coloesophagoplasty in children with uncorrectable stenosis after
chemical burns of the esophagus. The scientific originality of this work is that the immediate and long-term results of
coloesophagoplasty in children with uncorrectable stenosis after chemical burns of the esophagus were first studied on a
large clinical material, on the basis of which the radicality and rationality of this operation in childhood were proved.