Thoracoscopy vs. thoracotomy for the repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Way, C Wayne, V Grandpierre, BJ Harrison… - Pediatric Surgery …, 2019 - Springer
Esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) require emergency surgery in
the neonatal period to prevent aspiration and respiratory compromise. Surgery was once …

Long-gap esophageal atresia

HF Shieh, RW Jennings - Seminars in pediatric surgery, 2017 - Elsevier
The management of long-gap esophageal atresia remains challenging with limited
consensus on the definition, evaluation, and surgical approach to treatment. Efforts to …

Predictive factors for complications in children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula

R Shah, V Varjavandi, U Krishnan - Diseases of the Esophagus, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The objective of this study was to describe the incidence of complications in children with
esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) at a tertiary …

From the ground up: esophageal atresia types, disease severity stratification and survival rates at a single institution

DM Evanovich, JT Wang, B Zendejas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Esophageal atresia (EA), although a rare congenital anomaly, represents one of the most
common gastrointestinal birth defects. There is a gap in our knowledge regarding the impact …

Externally removable stents in the treatment of benign recalcitrant strictures and esophageal perforations in pediatric patients with esophageal atresia

MA Manfredi, RW Jennings, MW Anjum… - Gastrointestinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background We investigated whether removable stents, such as self-expandable plastic
stents (SEPSs) and fully covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMSs) could provide an …

Endoscopic management of anastomotic esophageal strictures secondary to esophageal atresia

MA Manfredi - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics, 2016 - giendo.theclinics.com
Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is the most
common congenital anomaly of the esophagus. 1 The overall incidence of EA/TEF ranges …

Mechanical traction techniques for long-gap esophageal atresia: a critical appraisal

A Nasr, JC Langer - European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Background Long-gap esophageal atresia (EA) represents a challenging problem for
pediatric surgeons, and a large number of techniques and approaches have been …

Intralesional steroid injection therapy for esophageal anastomotic stricture following esophageal atresia repair

PD Ngo, A Kamran, SJ Clark… - Journal of pediatric …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The role of intralesional steroid injection (ISI) in the treatment of anastomotic
stricture in patients with esophageal atresia remains unclear. The aim of this study was to …

Difficult esophageal atresia: trick and treat

A Conforti, F Morini, P Bagolan - Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2014 - Elsevier
Although most patients with esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)
may benefit from “standard” management, which is deferred emergency surgery, some may …

Delayed primary repair in 100 infants with isolated long-gap esophageal atresia: A nationwide analysis of children's hospitals

AB Penikis, PS Salvi, SR Sferra, AJ Engwall-Gill… - Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This study aimed to evaluate the contemporary surgical management of long-
gap esophageal atresia, a rare and challenging problem managed by pediatric general …