Fundal Tube Esophagoplasty for Esophageal Reconstruction in Atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1723-1725

  Rao, K L N ^a,b   Menon, Prema ^a,b   Samujh, R ^a,b   Chowdhary, S K ^a,b   Mahajan, J K ^a,b  

^a Post Grad Inst of Med Educ/Res ^*

^b POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Esophageal reconstruction; Esophageal replacement; Esophagoplasty

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; FUNDAL TUBE ESOPHAGOPLASTY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDIASTINUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344306606     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.08.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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