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General considerations
■ Esophageal stenosis can be congenital or acquired
■ Congenital esophageal stenosis is either related to abnormal differentiation during the development of the esophagus and the trachea or is due to compression from neighboring structures
■ Corrosive esophageal stenosis is common in young children who put everything into their mouth
■ Postoperative stenosis is also common after surgical procedures for congenital anomalies
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Zachariou, Z. (2009). Esophagus. In: Zachariou, Z. (eds) Pediatric Surgery Digest. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34033-1_18
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