Extrathoracic esophageal elongation (Kimura's technique): a feasible option for the treatment of patients with complex esophageal atresia

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2420-2425

  Tamburri, Natalia ^a   Laje, Pablo ^a   Boglione, Mariano ^a   Martinez Ferro, Marcelo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE PEDIATRÍA PROF DR JUAN P GARRAHAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Extrathoracic esophageal elongation; Long gap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS RECONSTRUCTION; ESOPHAGUS SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INFANT; KIMURA TECHNIQUE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71649113646     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.07.037     Document Type: Article

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