An 18-year experience of tracheoesophageal fistula and esophageal atresia

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 705-710

  Seo, Juhee ^a   Kim, Do Yeon ^a   Kim, Ai Rhan ^a   Kim, Dae Yeon ^a   Kim, Seong Chul ^a   Kim, In Koo ^a   Kim, Ki Soo ^a   Yoon, Chong Hyun ^a   Pi, Soo Young ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Growth; Morbidity; Mortality; Tracheoesophageal fistula; VACTERL association

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951720024     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2010.53.6.705     Document Type: Article

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