Management of oesophageal atresia in a developing country: Is primary repair forbidden?

• Main Authors: Samuel Osei-Nketiah (Author), Afua A. J. Hesse (Author), William Appeadu-Mensah (Author), Hope Glover-Addy (Author), Victor K Etwire (Author), Pokua Sarpong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The aim of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of initial surgical procedures for oesophageal atresia at our institution. Primary repair of oesophageal atresia at our centre was perceived to be associated with a high mortality rate. In view of this, almost all patients seen since Janu...