| Literature DB >> 17502180 |
Shigeru Takamizawa1, Eigoro Yamanouchi, Toshihiro Muraji, Eiji Nishijima, Shiiki Satoh, Jiro Tsugawa.
Abstract
A 25-month-old boy with long gap esophageal atresia developed severe esophageal stenosis refractory to balloon dilatations after definitive esophagoesophagostomy. At 33 months of age, the patient had a magnetic compression revision anastomosis, in which a pair of 2 cylindrical Samarium-cobalt rare-earth 320 mT (3200 G) magnets, 15 x 5 mm (diameter x thickness), were placed in the esophagus to compress the scar tissue of the anastomosis. The magnets were retrieved 34 days after the magnetic compression revision anastomosis procedure. For 3 months, the patient subsequently had balloon dilatations to prevent restenosis, and he has been able to eat normally by mouth without further balloon dilatations since then.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID： 17502180 DOI： 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.12.042
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr Surg ISSN： 0022-3468 Impact factor: 2.545