Major anastomotic dehiscence after repair of esophageal atresia: Conservative management or reoperation?

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-123

  D'Urzo, Carmine ^a   Buonuomo, V ^a   Rando, G ^a   Pintus, C ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anastomotic dehiscence; Conservative management; Esophageal atresia

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE;

ANASTOMOSIS DEHISCENCE; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEEDING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THORAX DRAINAGE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BALLOON DILATATION; CHEST TUBES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SURGICAL WOUND DEHISCENCE; THORACOSTOMY; TISSUE ADHESIVES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 22144477930     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2005.00457.x     Document Type: Article

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