Adults with corrected oesophageal atresia: Is oesophageal function associated with complaints and/or quality of life?

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 537-541

  Deurloo, J A ^a   Klinkenberg, E C ^b   Ekkelkamp, S ^a   Heij, H A ^a   Aronson, D C ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Long term follow up; Manometry; Oesophageal atresia; pH measurements; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOHNSON AND DEMEESTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEGLUTITION; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANOMETRY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESSURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149186943     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2120-1     Document Type: Article

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