A Child with an Esophageal Web Treated with Functional Lumen Imaging Probe

Brenna Hohl; Brett Hoskins; Kenneth Ng

doi:10.1097/PG9.0000000000000304

A Child with an Esophageal Web Treated with Functional Lumen Imaging Probe

JPGN Rep. 2023 Mar 24;4(2):e304. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000304. eCollection 2023 May.

Authors

Brenna Hohl¹, Brett Hoskins², Kenneth Ng²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Medicine, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, NC.
² Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.

Abstract

A 14-month-old male presented to the emergency department with a 4-day history of vomiting after the intake of liquids or solids. During the admission, imaging studies revealed an esophageal web, a form of congenital esophageal stenosis. He was treated with a combination of Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) and controlled radial expansion (CRE) balloon dilation, followed by EndoFLIP and EsoFLIP dilation 1 month later. The patient's vomiting resolved after treatment, and he was able to gain weight. This report describes one of the first cases of applying EndoFLIP and EsoFLIP to treat an esophageal web in a pediatric patient.

Keywords: EndoFLIP; EsoFLIP; dilation; esophageal web; pediatrics; stricture.

Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition.

Publication types

Case Reports