Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula: Ten years of experience in an institute

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 317-321

  Yang, Chia Feng ^a   Soong, Wen Jue ^a   Jeng, Mei Jy ^a   Chen, Shu Jen ^a   Lee, Yu Sheng ^a   Tsao, Pei Chen ^a   Hwang, Betau ^a   Wei, Chou Fu ^a   Chin, Tai Wai ^a   Liu, Chinsu ^a  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies; Esophageal atresia; Intratracheal stent; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FATALITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT INFECTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746877030     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70265-5     Document Type: Article

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