Suture approximation of esophageal atresia leads to esophageal recanalization

• Main Authors: Patricio Galvez - Salazar (Author), Luis M Figueroa - Gutierrez (Author), Jorge Solarte - Henao (Author), Jose L Castillo - Clavijo (Author), Cristobal Abello (Author), Juan C Dueñas - Ramirez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Esophageal atresia is a congenital pathology in 1:4000 live newborns, which can occur isolated, associated with tracheoesophageal fistula or long gap (>2 vertebral bodies); the surgical objective is the ligation of the fistula and the esophageal anastomosis in the same surgery. However, this may...