Long-term complications of congenital esophageal atresia and/or tracheoesophageal fistula

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 915-925

  Kovesi, Thomas ^a   Rubin, Steven ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Congenital defects; Gastroesophageal reflux; Pneumonia; Tracheoesophageal fistula

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHUS REACTIVITY; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG COMPLICATION; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; THORAX DEFORMITY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA; WHEEZING;

EID: 4544368561     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.3.915     Document Type: Review

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