Prediction of gap length by plain radiograph of chest with nasogastric tube in the upper esophagus in patients with esophageal atresia and distal tracheoesophageal fistula

• Autori principali: Muffazzal Rassiwala (Autore), Partap Singh Yadav (Autore), Subhasis Roy Choudhury (Autore), Niyaz Ahmed Khan (Autore), Shalu Shah (Autore), Pinaki Ranjan Debnath (Autore), Rajiv Chadha (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Aim: This study was aimed at prediction of the gap length between the two esophageal ends in cases of esophageal atresia and distal tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF) by preoperative radiography with a nasogastric tube in the upper esophagus and its correlation with intraoperatively measured gap len...