Long‐term evaluation of respiratory status after esophageal atresia repair

J Beucher, J Wagnon, V Daniel… - Pediatric …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale Esophageal atresia (EA) is a congenital malformation. Nowadays, its initial
prognosis is excellent thanks to improvements in neonatal and surgical management …

The esophageal-atresia-quality-of-life questionnaires: feasibility, validity and reliability in Sweden and Germany

M Dellenmark-Blom, J Dingemann, S Witt… - Journal of pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare malformation characterized of discontinuity of
the esophagus, concurrent with or without a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). We report the …

[HTML][HTML] Postoperative complications and functional outcome after esophageal atresia repair: results from longitudinal single-center follow-up

F Friedmacher, B Kroneis, A Huber-Zeyringer… - Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) represent major
therapeutic challenges, frequently associated with serious morbidities following surgical …

Early complications after esophageal atresia repair: analysis of a German health insurance database covering a population of 8 million

C Dingemann, J Dietrich, J Zeidler… - Diseases of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The treatment of esophageal atresia is not centralized in Germany. Therefore, high numbers
of departments are involved. Data on the results of esophageal atresia repair from Germany …

Medium-term outcome, follow-up, and quality of life in children treated for type III esophageal atresia

C Lepeytre, P De Lagausie, T Merrot… - Archives de pediatrie …, 2013 - europepmc.org
The aim of this study was to evaluate the medium-term outcome (health status, medical and
surgical French National Health Authority-recommended follow-up, and quality of life) of …

Dysphagia among adult patients who underwent surgery for esophageal atresia at birth

V Huynh-Trudeau, S Maynard, T Terzic… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: Clinical experiences of adults who underwent surgery for esophageal
atresia at birth is limited. There is some evidence that suggests considerable long‐term …

Esophageal atresia and transitional care—step 1: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to define the prevalence of chronic long-term problems

MJ Connor, LR Springford, VV Kapetanakis… - The American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital anomaly with high infantile
survival rates. The aim of this study was to outline the prevalence of common long-term …

Long-term functional results and quality of life after colon interposition for long-gap oesophageal atresia

BM Ure, E Slany, EP Eypasch, M Gharib… - European journal of …, 1995 - thieme-connect.com
Out of a series of 146 patients with oesophageal atresia 9 (6.2%) underwent colon
interposition from 1963 to 1971. All eight surviving patients were seen at follow-up after a …

Mortality and long term morbidity in esophageal atresia: the reduced impact of low birth weight and maturity on surgical outcome

A Calisti, L Oriolo, L Nanni, P Molle, V Briganti… - 2004 - degruyter.com
Progress in perinatal and postoperative techniques has reduced the prognostic role of
traditional risk factors in esophageal atresia (EA). This paper reports on 75 cases of …

A pilot investigation of feeding problems in children with esophageal atresia

R Baird, D Levesque, R Birnbaum… - Diseases of the …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
While many long-term complications of esophageal atresia (EA) have been well
investigated, little is known about feeding difficulties in children after surgical correction of …