Oesophageal atresia: Diagnosis and prognosis in Dakar, Senegal

• Main Authors: Mbaye Fall (Author), Papa Alassane Mbaye (Author), Haingonirina Joelle Horace (Author), Ibrahima Bocar Wellé (Author), Faty Balla Lo (Author), Mamadou Mour Traore (Author), Marie Diop (Author), Oumar Ndour (Author), Gabriel Ngom (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oesophageal atresia is a neonatal emergency surgery whose prognosis has improved significantly in industrialised countries in recent decades. In sub-Saharan Africa, this malformation is still responsible for a high morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to analyse the d...