Save the child's esophagus: Management of major disruption after repair of esophageal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 48-52

  Chavin, Kenneth ^a   Field, Greg ^a   Chandler, John ^a   Tagge, Edward ^a   Othersen, H Biemann ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

complications; Esophageal atresia; leakage; tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030040707     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90317-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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