Infants with repaired esophageal atresia and distal tracheoesophageal fistula with severe respiratory distress: Is it tracheomalacia, reflux, or both?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 901-903

  Nasr, Ahmed ^a   Ein, Sigmund H ^a   Gerstle, J Ted ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Gastroesophageal reflux; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 20544450360     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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