Introduction Evidence supporting best practice for long-gap esophageal atresia is limited.
The European Reference Network for Rare Inherited Congenital Anomalies (ERNICA) …

METHODS A population-based study. We included all children born between 2008 and
2016 with available data and analyzed factors at birth and 1 year follow-up. Factors with a P …

The operative management of patients born with long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA)
remains a major challenge for most pediatric surgeons, due to the rarity and complex nature …

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 …

Introduction Preservation of native esophagus is a tenet of esophageal atresia (EA) repair.
However, techniques for delayed primary anastomosis are severely limited for surgically and …

Background Esophageal growth using the Foker process (FP) for long-gap esophageal
atresia (LGEA) has evolved over time. Methods Contemporary LGEA patients treated from …

A uniquely challenging subset of infants diagnosed with esophageal atresia (EA) are those
born with long-gap EA (LGEA). The common unifying feature in infants with LGEA is that the …

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 …

Diseases of the esophagus, damage of the esophagus due to injury or congenital defects
during fetal esophageal development, ie, esophageal atresia (EA), typically require surgical …

Background The aim of this study was to determine a predictive index for the risk of
anastomotic leak following esophageal atresia anastomosis, Methods This article reviewed …