The use of magnet compression to endoscopically create an esophageal anastomosis is an
intriguing approach to esophageal atresia repair, but published cases with an existing …

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

Background The surgical repair of long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) is still a challenge
and there is no consensus on the preferred method of reconstruction. We performed a …

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

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: Magnetic compression anastomosis (MCA) is an alternative technique for
patients with long-gap esophageal atresia (EA). It allows for preservation of the native …

Background The jejunal interposition is our preferred esophageal replacement route when
the native esophagus cannot be reconstructed. We report the evolution of our approach and …

Background This study aimed to evaluate the contemporary surgical management of long-
gap esophageal atresia, a rare and challenging problem managed by pediatric general …

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital disease which is usually not of the detected
prenatally. Due to the lack of prenatal diagnosis, some newborns with EA are born outside of …

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 …