Azygos vein preservation in primary repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1215-1218

  Sharma, Satendra ^a   Sinha, Shandip K ^a   Rawat, J D ^a   Wakhlu, Ashish ^a   Kureel, S N ^a   Tandon, Rajkumar ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Azygos vein; Esophageal atresia; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; AZYGOS VEIN; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; VEIN LIGATION;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; AZYGOS VEIN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIGATION; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 36448931255     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-007-2008-5     Document Type: Article

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