Tracheal compression by the stomach following gastric transposition in a toddler
Gastric transposition is widely employed for esophageal replacement. However, postoperative respiratory failure is one of the most fatal complications of this procedure, and its exact cause remains unclear. A 1-year-old boy with VATER association underwent retrosternal gastric transposition for a lo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576621000695 |