Long gap esophageal atresia and esophageal replacement: Moving toward a separation?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1084-1090

  Bagolan, P ^a   Iacobelli, B D ^a   De Angelis, P ^a   Federici Di Abriola, G ^a   Laviani, R ^a   Trucchi, A ^a   Orzalesi, M ^a   Dall'Oglio, L ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; esophageal replacement; long gap; tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDING; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARALYSIS; PH MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; BONE AND BONES; CARDIOVASCULAR ABNORMALITIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL FLAPS; SURVIVAL RATE; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES;

EID: 3042770920     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.03.048     Document Type: Article

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