Complete resolution of dysphagia after sequential Polyflex™ stenting in a case of recurrent anastomotic stenosis in an adult with congenital esophageal atresia

• Andrés José del Pozo-García ^[1] ; Carlos Piedracoba-Cadahia ^[1] ; Fernando Sánchez-Gómez ^[1] ; José Carlos Marín-Gabriel ^[1] ; Sarbelio Rodríguez-Muñoz ^[1]
  1. [1] Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

     Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, ISSN-e 2340-4167, ISSN 1130-0108, Vol. 110, Nº. 12, 2018, págs. 826-829
• Idioma: inglés
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  • We present a case of intractable dysphagia in a 23-year-old female with type 1 esophageal atresia (EA) and subsequent postsurgical refractory esophageal strictures. The patient was referred due to increasing symptomatology and a slight response to balloon dilations. A biodegradable polydioxanone stent (ELLA) was placed, but this did not relieve the dysphagia. After the sequential placement of two siliconated polypropylene stents (Polyflex™, Boston Scientifics), the dysphagia was definitively relieved. To our knowledge, this is the first published case with a full resolution of dysphagia using this strategy in an adult patient.