Long gap esophageal atresia: lengthening technique and primary anastomosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1659-1662

  Hadidi, Ahmed T ^a   Hosie, Stuart ^a   Waag, Karl Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Esophageal reconstruction; Esophageal strictures; Esophagus; Long gap esophageal atresia

Indexed keywords

SILASTIC;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SUTURING METHOD; TISSUE EXPANSION;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HERNIA, DIAPHRAGMATIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SILICONES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SYNDROME; THORACOTOMY; TISSUE EXPANDERS; TISSUE EXPANSION;

EID: 34848880697     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.05.019     Document Type: Article

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