A successful one-stage reconstruction of the esophagus in a newborn with a long gap esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula.
A method of one-stage surgery of long gap esophageal atresia was applied in a newborn child. An anterior muco-muscular flap was moulded from the upper pouch and transposed to the lower pouch of the esophagus. The technique allowed the tension in the anastomosis between the two parts of the esophagus to be reduced. The child had no feeding abnormalities during the follow-up till the age of 5 years.
Velev
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G
Clinic of Pediatric Surgery, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Chatalbashev
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N
Agopyan
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R
D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*