Clinical factors affecting condition-specific quality-of-life domains in pediatric patients after repair of esophageal atresia: the Swedish-German EA-QOL study

M Dellenmark-Blom, J Quitmann… - European Journal of …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction We aimed to identify clinical factors affecting condition-specific health related
quality of life (HRQOL) domains in children born with esophageal atresia (EA). This can …

Clinical outcome, quality of life, and mental health in long-gap esophageal atresia: comparison of gastric sleeve pull-up and delayed primary anastomosis

M Boettcher, M Hauck, M Fuerboeter, J Elrod… - Pediatric Surgery …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Pediatric surgeons have yet to reach a consensus whether a gastric sleeve pull-
up or delayed primary anastomosis for the treatment of esophageal atresia (EA), especially …

Generic health-related quality of life after repair of esophageal atresia and its determinants within a German–Swedish cohort

S Flieder, M Dellenmark-Blom, S Witt… - European Journal of …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Aim Despite advances of outcomes of esophageal atresia (EA), knowledge on patients'
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is sparse. Due to the heterogeneity of EA, larger …

Dysphagia in adults operated on for esophageal atresia–use of a symptom score to evaluate correlated factors

V Gatzinsky, L Jönsson, C Johansson… - European Journal of …, 2011 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction: Dysphagia is not unusual following repair of esophageal atresia (EA). The lack
of a uniform definition has led to a variance when it comes to reporting the prevalence of …

Congenital esophageal atresia long-term follow-up—The pediatric surgeon's duty to focus on quality of life

C Ardenghi, E Vestri, S Costanzo, G Lanfranchi… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Esophageal atresia (EA) is the most common congenital esophageal malformation. An
improvement in survival led to a focus on functional outcomes and quality of life (QoL). We …

Health-related quality of life among children, young people and adults with esophageal atresia: a review of the literature and recommendations for future research

M Dellenmark-Blom, JE Chaplin, V Gatzinsky… - Quality of Life …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital malformation requisite of surgical
treatment. Survival rates have significantly increased in recent decades, but treated children …

Congenital esophageal atresia—surgical treatment results in the context of quality of life

A Rozensztrauch, R Śmigiel… - European Journal of …, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Introduction Esophageal atresia (EA) is one of the most frequent congenital malformations of
the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of the study was to assess surgical treatment results in the …

Prevalence of mental health problems, associated factors, and health-related quality of life in children with long-gap esophageal atresia in Sweden

M Dellenmark-Blom, SÖ Ax, HE Lilja, C Reilly… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Children with long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) face a high risk of digestive
and respiratory morbidity, but their mental health outcomes have not been investigated. We …

A two-center comparative study of gastric pull-up and jejunal interposition for long gap esophageal atresia

G Gallo, S Zwaveling, DC Van der Zee, KN Bax… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose When restoration of the anatomical continuity in case of long gap esophageal
atresia (LGEA) is not feasible, esophageal replacement surgery becomes mandatory. The …

Quality of life after surgical treatment for esophageal atresia: long-term outcome of 154 patients

AC Hölscher, M Laschat, V Choinitzki… - European Journal of …, 2017 - thieme-connect.com
Background The short-and long-term surgical results in patients with esophageal atresia
(EA) with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) have been described in depth from a …