Esophageal Anastomosis Medial to Preserved Azygos Vein in Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Restoration of Normal Mediastinal Anatomy

• Main Authors: Kumar Abdul Rashid (Author), Madhukar Maletha (Author), Tanvir Roshan Khan (Author), Ashish Wakhlu (Author), Jiledar Rawat (Author), Shiv Narain Kureel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: EL-Med-Pub, 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: We intended to prospectively study the technical feasibility and advantages of esophageal anastomosis medial to the preserved azygos vein in neonates diagnosed with esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF). The results were compared to the cases where azygos vein was eit...