Utility of helical CT for diagnosis and operative planning in tracheomalacia after repair of esophageal atresia

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 355-357

  Inoue, K ^a   Yanagihara, J ^a   Ono, S ^a   Kubota, Y ^a   Iwai, N ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortosternopexy; Esophageal atresia; Helical computed tomography; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; STERNOTOMY; SUTURING METHOD; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0032440919     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1071232     Document Type: Article

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