Type A esophageal atresia: a critical review of management strategies at a single center

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 865-871

  Burjonrappa, Sathyaprasad ^a   Thiboutot, Eva ^b   Castilloux, Julie ^b   St Vil, Dickens ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collis gastroplasty; Esophagomyotomy; Gastric tube replacement; Isolated esophageal atresia; Primary repair

Indexed keywords

PROKINETIC AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS MYOTOMY; FEMALE; FOKER PROCEDURE; GASTROPLASTY; GASTROSTOMY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; ESOPHAGOPLASTY; ESOPHAGOSTOMY; FEMALE; FUNDOPLICATION; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEW YORK; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951526192     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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