Repair of long gap esophageal atresia without anastomosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 872-875

  Stringel, Gustavo ^a   Lawrence, Camelia ^a   McBride, Whitney ^a  

^a Maria Fareri Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Long gap; Suture fistula

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; LONG GAP ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE FISTULA TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

BALLOON DILATATION; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 77951658648     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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