Outcome of Patients With Esophageal Atresia and Very Low Birth Weight (≤ 1,500 g)

• Main Authors: Laura Antonia Ritz (Author), Anke Widenmann-Grolig (Author), Stefan Jechalke (Author), Sandra Bergmann (Author), Dietrich von Schweinitz (Author), Eberhard Lurz (Author), Jochen Hubertus (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Primary repair of esophageal atresia (EA) in infants with very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) has been widely performed in pediatric surgery. However, several studies have shown that complication rates in infants with VLBW are high. We hypothesize preterm...