Rakesh Kumar Jagdish¹* and Harsh Kapoor²

¹Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant, Metro Hospital, India
²Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant, Metro Hospital, India

*Corresponding Author: Rakesh Kumar Jagdish, Senior Consultant, Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary and Liver Transplant, Metro group of Hospitals, India

Received: February 10, 2025; Published: February 25, 2025

Abstract

We present the case of a 23 years old female patient with a tight corrosive esophageal stricture featuring a pinhole opening (Figure 1) and an in-situ feeding jejunostomy for nutritional support. Initial management involved serial esophageal dilations using Savery and CRE dilators. Following this, a covered metallic stent was placed to maintain esophageal patency (Figure 2).

Keywords: Corrosive; Pinhole Stricture; esophageal

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Citation

Citation: Rakesh Kumar Jagdish and Harsh Kapoor. “Case Report: A Unique Approach to Managing Retained Corrosive Esophageal Stent with Pinhole Stricture".Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 8.3 (2025): 30-32.

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