Long-term results of delayed primary anastomosis for pure oesophageal atresia: A 27-year follow up

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 647-651

  Sri Paran, Thambipillai ^a   Decaluwe, Diane ^a   Corbally, Martin ^a   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Delayed primary anastomosis; Long term follow up; Oesophageal atresia

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORBIDITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVOR;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34347324996     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-1925-7     Document Type: Article

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