Advances in the treatment of oesophageal atresia over three decades: The 1970s and the 1990s

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 402-407

  Orford, Julian ^a   Cass, Daniel T ^b   Glasson, Martin J ^b  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mortality; Oesophageal atresia; Tracheo oesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS PROSTHESIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; GASTROSTOMY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4143090327     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-004-1163-1     Document Type: Article

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