Abstract
A case is reported of congenital esophageal stenosis caused by cartilaginous and epithelial tracheobronchial remnants deposited in a ring about the distal end, in a 3 yr old and 5 mon old girls. Histological examinations of the specimen revealed tracheobronchial remnants, including elastic cartilage within the muscular layer of the esophageal wall and multiple mixed glands lined with respiratory epithelium.