Primary repair of long gap esophageal atresia in a neonate employing circular myotomy on upper pouch and a novel hemicircular myotomy on the distal pouch
Introduction: Pure esophageal atresia (EA) with long gap between the pouches remains a challenge for primary repair. Several techniques to facilitate primary repair in long gap EA have been described: complete mobilization of proximal and/or distal esophageal pouch, single or double circular myotomi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618303324 |