The Elongation of Distal Esophageal Pouch by Mechanical Bougienage for a Year Resulted in a Tension-free Anastomosis in a Patient with Long Gap Esophageal Atresia: A Case Report

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 139-142

  Hikida, Shigeki ^a   Tanaka, Yoshiaki ^a   Tsuru, Tomomitsu ^a   Akiyoshi, Kenjiro ^a   Asagiri, Kimio ^a   Nakamizo, Hirotaka ^a   Soejima, Hiroko ^a   Ohtani, Mari ^a   Fukahori, Suguru ^a   Kobayashi, Hidefumi ^a   Kaida, Akiko ^a   Asagawa, Takahiro ^a   Mizote, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bougienage; Long gap esophageal atresia; Tension free anastomosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOWN SYNDROME; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MECHANICAL BOUGIENAGE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 10744222572     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.50.139     Document Type: Article

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