Right phrenic nerve palsy following long-gap esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula repair

• Main Authors: Ashitosh D Pokharkar (Author), M Aditya (Author), Deepak Kandpal (Author), Saroja Balan (Author), Vidya Gupta (Author), Sujit K Chowdhary (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) are surgically correctable congenital anomalies with reported surgical common complications such as anastomotic leaks, recurrent TEF, and esophageal strictures; however, phrenic nerve injury (PNI) is a very rare but possible complication wh...