Evaluation of neonates with esophageal atresia using chest CT scan

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 757-761

  Ratan, Simmi K ^a,b   Varshney, Alok ^b   Mullick, Sumita ^b   Saxena, Naresh Chand ^b   Kakkar, Sunil ^b   Sodhi, Punita K ^b  

^a Safdarjang Hospital ^*  (India)

^b SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

CT scan; Esophageal atresia; Investigation; Neonates; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEXTROCARDIA; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; HUMAN; NEWBORN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

BRONCHIAL FISTULA; DEXTROCARDIA; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LARYNX; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEA; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 11244284081     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1293-5     Document Type: Article

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