Background/Purpose: A small proportion of infants born with oesophageal atresia in which
the gap between the 2 ends of the oesophagus is too great for an end-to-end anastomosis …

Eighty-three gastric transpositions for oesophageal replacement were carried out over the
15-year period 1981–1995. The vast majority of patients underwent the replacement …

Purpose Assessing quality of life (QoL) after esophageal replacement (ER) for long gap
esophageal atresia (LGEA). Methods All patients after ER for LGEA with gastric pull-up …

Purpose: To examine the quality of life after repair of esophageal atresia, follow-up studies
were performed in 58 of 71 surviving patients (81.7%). Methods: Fifty patients with primary …

Hypothesis Long-term quality of life (QOL) in adults after correction of esophageal atresia
(EA) is comparable with that of healthy adults. Design Outcome study with a consecutive …

The aim of this study was to evaluate oesophageal function after correction of oesophageal
atresia in adults, and to investigate the association between complaints, oesophageal …

Objective To evaluate the authors' experience with gastric transposition as a method of
esophageal replacement in children with congenital or acquired abnormalities of the …

Aim To describe the outcomes of oesophageal replacement using stomach in children.
Methods All children undergoing oesophageal replacement in a regional centre were …

INTRODUCTION The usual indications for oesophageal replacement in childhood are
intractable corrosive strictures and long-gap oesophageal atresia. Generally, paediatric …

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Long-term sequelae caused by associated anomalies or
respiratory and gastrointestinal disorders are common after the repair of esophageal atresia …