Esophageal atresia with proximal tracheoesophageal fistula: A missed diagnosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Parolini, Filippo ^a   Morandi, Anna ^a   Macchini, Francesco ^a   Canazza, Lorena ^a   Torricelli, Maurizio ^a   Zanini, Andrea ^a   Leva, Ernesto ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Esophageal atresia; Newborns; Proximal tracheoesophageal fistula; Tracheobronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TRACHEOSCOPY;

EA; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; NEWBORNS; PROXIMAL TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; PTEF; SD; STANDARD DEVIATION; TEF; TRACHEOBRONCHOSCOPY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

BRONCHOSCOPY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 84880009510     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.04.018     Document Type: Article

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