Oesophageal atresia–tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF) is a common congenital digestive
disease. Patients with EA-TEF face gastrointestinal, surgical, respiratory, otolaryngological …

This Review depicts the evolving role of MRI in the diagnosis and prognostication of
anomalies of the fetal body, here including head and neck, thorax, abdomen and spine. A …

Purpose With improved long-term survival rates, measuring the quality of surgical care has
gradually shifted from clinical morbidity and mortality to patient-reported outcome measures …

A condition-specific instrument (EA-QOL©) to assess quality of life of children born with
esophageal atresia (EA) was developed in Sweden and Germany. Before implementing this …

Objectives: To longitudinally evaluate self-reported and proxy-reported health status (HS)
and quality of life (QoL) of school-aged children born with esophageal atresia (EA) …

Abstract Background In 10–15% of children with esophageal atresia (EA) delayed
reconstruction of esophageal atresia (DREA) is necessary due to long-gap EA and/or …

Background Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by a
discontinuity of the esophagus. Following surgical repair, survival rates have improved …

Background Data EA is the most frequent congenital esophageal malformation. Long gap
EA remains a therapeutic challenge for pediatric surgeons. A case case-control prospective …

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 …

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 …