The management of long-gap esophageal atresia remains challenging with limited
consensus on the definition, evaluation, and surgical approach to treatment. Efforts to …

Purpose Recurrent trachea-esophageal fistula (recTEF) is a frequent (5%–10%)
complication of congenital TEF (conTEF) and esophageal atresia (EA) repair. In addition …

INoEA is the International Network of Esophageal Atresia and consists of a broad spectrum
of pediatric specialties and patient societies. The working group on long-gap esophageal …

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

This article focuses on esophageal replacement as a surgical option for pediatric patients
with end-stage esophageal disease. While it is obvious that the patient׳ s own esophagus is …

Esophageal atresia (EA), although a rare congenital anomaly, represents one of the most
common gastrointestinal birth defects. There is a gap in our knowledge regarding the impact …

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 Indocyanine green (ICG) is commonly used to assess perfusion, but quality
defining features are lacking. We sought to establish qualitative features of esophageal ICG …

Background Esophageal atresia is a major congenital foregut anomaly. Affected patients
often suffer from respiratory and gastro-intestinal morbidity. The objective of this study is to …

Objectives: The role of intralesional steroid injection (ISI) in the treatment of anastomotic
stricture in patients with esophageal atresia remains unclear. The aim of this study was to …