Peptic oesophageal stricture in children: Management problems

• Main Authors: Mohamed Zouari (Author), Houda Kamoun (Author), Habib Bouthour (Author), Rabia Ben Abdallah (Author), Youssef Hlel (Author), Riath Ben Malek (Author), Youssef Gharbi (Author), Nejib Kaabar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Peptic oesophageal stricture (PES) is a serious complication of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in childhood. The treatment of PES is still controversial, ranging from simple oesophageal dilations to resection/anastomosis of the stenotic portion of the oesophagus. In this study, w...