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

Patients born with esophageal atresia (EA) require advanced reconstructive surgery and risk
long-term digestive and respiratory morbidity. We describe the state of current literature on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital malformation requisite of surgical
treatment. Survival rates have significantly increased in recent decades, but treated children …

Background/Purpose: Little is known about the long-term psychosocial functioning of
children with esophageal atresia (EA). The physical, psychological, and social functioning of …

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 …

Aim: Following surgical correction in the neonatal period, patients born with oesophageal
atresia have significant co‐morbidity, particularly in childhood. This study evaluates health …

Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after esophageal atresia (EA) repair is
postulated to be good. However, little is known about the long-term results after repair of …