Oesophageal substitution.
Fourteen patients with oesophageal atresia, either isolated or with tracheo-oesophageal atresia have had reconstruction using a reversed gastric tube, developed from the greater curvature of the stomach. The technique of the procedure and the results in these patients are described.
D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery