Tracheomalacia in oesophageal atresia: Morphological considerations by endoscopic and CT study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-15

  Briganti, Vito ^a   Oriolo, Lucia ^a   Buffa, Vitaliano ^a   Garofalo, Salvatore ^b   Cavallaro, Sebastiano ^b   Calisti, Alessandro ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Materno Infantile OIRM SAnna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Oesophageal atresia; Trachea; Tracheal disease

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AORTA ARCH; ARTICLE; BRONCHOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MORPHOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRACHEAL DISEASES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 21244482128     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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