Early "sham" feeding of neonates promotes oral feeding after delayed primary repair of major congenital esophageal anomalies

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 659-662

  Golonka, Naomi R ^a   Hayashi, Allen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed primary esophageal repair; Esophageal atresia; Sham feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTTLE FEEDING; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SUCKING; SWALLOWING; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

DEGLUTITION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; SUCTION;

EID: 42049119824     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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