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Congenital esophageal stenosis: the differential diagnosis and management

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Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a rare congenital abnormality that is difficult to diagnose and often masquerades as other types of structural esophageal disease. We report three cases of CES with different presenting symptoms. We advocate for balloon dilation as the preferred first approach to therapeutic intervention. CES is an important clinical entity in the evaluation of pediatric esophageal disorders and should be suspected in young infants with dysphagia.

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  1. Department of Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical College, 435 East 70th Street, APT 20E, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Douglas W. Jones, Nitsana A. Spigland & Arnold G. Coran

  2. Section of Pediatric Surgery, Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Shaun M. Kunisaki, Daniel H. Teitelbaum & Arnold G. Coran

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Jones, D.W., Kunisaki, S.M., Teitelbaum, D.H. et al. Congenital esophageal stenosis: the differential diagnosis and management. Pediatr Surg Int 26, 547–551 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-010-2568-7

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