Long-gap esophageal atresia treated by growth induction: the biological potential and early follow-up results

Seminars in Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-29

  Foker, John E ^a   Kendall Krosch, Tara C ^b   Catton, Kirsti ^a   Munro, Fraser ^c   Khan, Khalid M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Growth procedure; Long gap; Mid term function

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPLASIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE FEEDING;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACTION;

EID: 57649225154     PISSN: 10558586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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