Further look at colon-patch oesophagoplasty in benign strictures of oesophagus in children.

Since 1980 the new technique of "Colon-Patch Oesophagoplasty" has been employed for surgical correction of intermediate and long segment benign oesophageal strictures in our centre. Eleven children were selected and managed successfully by incision of strictured segment with application of a vascularised colonic patch over the defect. In this technique oesophageal resection or transection is avoided and vagus nerves are preserved. A 6-year follow-up and recent fluoroscopic evaluation of our patients yielded superior results as compared with other current surgical procedures. Therefore it seems that this procedure should be more seriously considered.