Pathologies that involve the structure and/or function of the esophagus can be life-
threatening. The esophagus is a complex organ comprising nonredundant tissue that does …

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare congenital anomaly. Enhanced operative techniques and
intensive care treatment have improved survival among children with repaired EA (range, 93 …

Dysphagia or swallowing disorder is very common (range, 15–52%) in patients with
esophageal atresia. Children present with a wide range of symptoms. The most common …

Objectives There is variation in the management of postoperative gastroesophageal reflux
(GER) in esophageal atresia–tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF). Well-reported literature is …

Background: The specific recognition of oesophageal atresia (OA) with or without a tracheal
fistula in a foetus is a diagnostic challenge for prenatal medicine. The aim of the present …

Background Esophageal atresia, with or without fistula, is a congenital defect that causes
high morbidity and mortality in newborns. Risk factors of mortality need to be identified to …

Background The infant mortality rate (IMR) in Indonesia is higher than that in other ASEAN
countries. The highest rate of mortality occurs in the first 24 hours of life. Suboptimal …

This report describes a temporary retrograde occlusion technique for control of a high-flow
tracheo-esophageal fistula in a critically ill, premature infant born at 29 weeks' gestational …

Biologic scaffolds derived from mammalian extracellular matrix (ECM) have been
extensively used in pre-clinical and clinical applications to promote constructive tissue …

Their nutritional fate at adulthood remains uncertain though. Our objectives were to
determine the body mass index (BMI) of adult EA patients followed-up from 2009 to 2011 in …