Esophageal atresia occurs in1,3 in 2500–3500 live births, and caustic ingestion has an incidence of 15.8 in 100,000 persons. In both diseases, esophageal preservation is the recommended treatment; however, it is not always feasible in the setting of long-gap atresia, severe caustic injury, or stricture. When esophageal replacement is indicated, the stomach, jejunum, and colon are all possible candidates for a conduit. The gastric pull-up procedure has the benefit of being performed with relative ease and reproducibility. Here, we review our technique of laparoscopic gastric pull-up for esophageal replacement in children.
Wright et al. (Thu,) studied this question.