Esophageal atresia. Lessons I have learned in a 40-year experience

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1635-1640

  Spitz, Lewis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Gastrostomy; Respiratory distress

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; AORTA ARCH ANOMALY; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBRYOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PARENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUPPORT GROUP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33749027473     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.07.004     Document Type: Article

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