Very long gap esophageal atresia successfully treated by esophageal lengthening using external traction sutures

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1286-1287

  Lopes, Maria Francelina ^a   Reis, Aurélio ^a   Coutinho, Sílvia ^a   Pires, António ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

distal esophageal mobilization; esophageal traction; Long gap esophageal atresia; primary repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIAPHRAGM; DIET; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FEEDING; FISTULA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THORACOTOMY; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRA BODY; WEIGHT GAIN;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGUS; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY; TRACTION;

EID: 3843066591     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.04.028     Document Type: Article

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