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Ann Thorac Surg 1973;15:275-280
© 1973 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Plastic Tube Prosthesis for the Surgical Treatment of Perforations in Esophageal Strictures

From the First Department of Surgery, Szeged University School of Medicine, P.O. Box 464, Szeged, Hungary

Accepted for publication July 10, 1972.

A method of plastic tube intubation is described for the treatment of perforation of strictures in the lower esophagus. The tube occludes the esophageal tear and keeps the lower esophagus and cardia open, allowing spontaneous healing of the tear. Of the 5 patients treated by this method, 4 had perforations of a fibrotic esophagus and 1 had perforation of a carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus. All patients survived. In patients without malignancies, the tube can be removed from the esophagus after a few weeks provided there is no danger of rapid stricture formation in the lower esophagus.

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