Clinically relevant tracheomalacia after repair of esophageal atresia: The role of minimal intra-operative dissection and timing for aortopexy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 178-181

  Dodge Khatami, Ali ^a   Deanovic, D ^a   Sacher, P ^a   Weiss, M ^a   Gerber, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aortopexy; Tracheo esophageal fistula repair; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARTILAGE DISEASES; DISSECTION; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646450904     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-872954     Document Type: Article

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