Midterm follow-up of esophageal anastomosis for esophageal atresia repair: Long-gap versus non-long-gap

Diseases of the Esophagus

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 428-435

  Lopes, Maria F ^a   Botelho, M F ^b  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Esophageal anastomosis; Esophageal transit time; Gastric emptying; Long gap esophageal atresia; scintigraphy

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING HABIT; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; ESOPHAGUS SCINTISCANNING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STOMACH EMPTYING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYMPTOM;

EID: 34548240192     PISSN: 11208694     EISSN: 14422050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2050.2007.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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