Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula: current management strategies and complications

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-107

  Holland, Andrew J A ^a   Fitzgerald, Dominic A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Dysphagia; Gastro oesophageal reflux; Oesophageal atresia; Oesophageal stricture; Tracheo oesophageal fistula; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; COMORBIDITY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEEDING DISORDER; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SCOLIOSIS; SEPSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; THORAX DEFORMITY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOMALACIA;

COMORBIDITY; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 77952240820     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2010.01.007     Document Type: Review

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