Abstract
A case of esophageal stenosis due to tracheobronchial remnants associated with esophageal atresia was reported. A newborn male child was treated for esophageal atresia through an extrapleural approach. The postoperative course was uneventful. He suffered from obstructive symptoms when solid food was taken several months after repair of the tracheoesophageal fistula. An esophagogram showed segmental stenosis, approximately 2 cm above the hiatus. Examination using a balloon catheter and esophagoscopy revealed a firm, rigid, and markedly restrictive annular lesion in the lower esophagus. At 14-months-old, he underwent a resection of the esophageal stricture and end-to-end anastomosis using left thracotomy. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Microscopic examination revealed tracheobronchial remnants. When a patient develops esophageal obstruction after repair of the tracheoesophageal fistula, careful observation is necessary for associated esophageal stenosis.
