Surgical management of esophageal stenosis due to ingestion of corrosive substances

•Corrosive ingestion is a significant challenge for healthcare support.•This study shows a single-institution experience of surgical treatment of esophageal stenosis due to corrosive substance ingestion.•The surgical intervention either by esophagectomy or esophageal bypass seems to show a high success rate.•The outcomes depend on a high-quality multidisciplinary network of esophageal and thoracic surgeons, intensivists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and nutritional teams.