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Key articles
van Lennep M, Singendonk MMJ, Dall'Oglio L, et al. Oesophageal atresia. Nat Rev Dis Primers. 2019 Apr 18;5(1):26.Full text Abstract
Spitz L. Esophageal atresia. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2007 May 11;2:24. Abstract
Brookes JT, Smith MC, Smith RJ, et al. H-type congenital tracheoesophageal fistula: University of Iowa experience 1985 to 2005. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2007 May;116(5):363-8. Abstract
Holcomb GW 3rd, Rothenberg SS, Bax KM, et al. Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: a multi-institutional analysis. Ann Surg. 2005 Sep;242(3):422-8. Abstract
Koivusalo A, Pakarinen MP, Rintala RJ. The cumulative incidence of significant gastrooesophageal reflux in patients with oesophageal atresia with a distal fistula - a systematic clinical, pH-metric, and endoscopic follow-up study. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Feb;42(2):370-4. Abstract
Drevin G, Andersson B, Svensson JF. Thoracoscopy or thoracotomy for esophageal atresia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Surg. 2020 Sep 29;:.Full text Abstract
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