Feasibility of thoracoscopic U-clip esophageal anastomosis: An alternative for esophageal atresia reconstruction

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 851-854

  Tirabassi, Michael V ^a   Banever, Gregory T ^a   Moriarty, Kevin P ^a,b   Konefal, Stanley ^a   Reiter, Edward ^a   Wait, Richard ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pediatric Surgical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

animal model; Esophageal atresia; piglet; tracheoesophageal fistula; U Clips

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; IMAGING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; SWINE;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; SUS SCROFA; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 3042528457     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.02.023     Document Type: Article

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