Objective To summarize the experience with intraluminal esophageal stretching elongation
(ILESE) in the successful treatment of long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) at a single …

Purpose To demonstrate the outcome of external lengthening for long-gap esophageal
atresia (LGEA) at our hospitals. Methods Five patients with LGEA underwent external …

Objectives The treatment of long gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) is one of the most
challenging congenital malformations in neonatal surgery. A preoperative bougienage …

Purpose: This study evaluates the multistaged extrathoracic esophageal elongation
procedure performed on 12 babies with long gap esophageal atresia over 15 years …

OBJECTIVE: The treatment of long gap esophageal atresia remains a major surgical
challenge. The authors describe a modification of a lengthening technique based on tissue …

Abstract Introduction Traction-induced growth (Foker procedure) is a method for esophageal
lengthening when primary anastomosis is not feasible in long-gap type A esophageal …

The ideal approach to long gap esophageal atresia is still controversial. On one hand,
preserving a patient's native esophagus may require several steps and can be fraught with …

Background Long-gap esophageal atresia (EA) represents a challenging problem for
pediatric surgeons, and a large number of techniques and approaches have been …

Esophageal atresia with a 6-cm gap or longer and a very short distal segment represents the
extreme of this disorder's spectrum, the treatment of which can be challenging. Very often …

Background The management of neonates with long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA)
combined with distal congenital esophageal strictures (CES) is challenging. We sought to …