Jejunal Pedicle Graft Reconstruction of the Esophagus in a Child with Tracheal Agenesis

Introduction

Tracheal agenesis is a rare and usually fatal congenital malformation of the foregut. There have been several cases of long-term survival of this condition by using the esophagus as a trachea and then dividing the distal esophagus. However, reports of esophageal reconstruction are very limited. This report presents the case of a long-term survivor with tracheal agenesis where the esophagus was reconstructed with a jejunal pedicle graft.

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