title: Esophageal atresia--use of an anterior flap in the difficult anastomosis.
abstract: Fashioning an anterior full thickness flap when opening the upper pouch in infants with esophageal atresia may allow a wider gap to be bridged without tension at the anastomosis.
mesh_terms: D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013524:Surgical Flaps