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| Year : 1996 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 67-70 |
Morbidity and mortality with reference to gap between two segments in esophageal atresia : 8 years experience with 200 cases.
AK Sharma, SK Kothari, D Goel, SB Sharma, LD Aggarwal, V Chaturvedi
Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College & SPMCHI, Jaipur-302004
Correspondence Address:
AK Sharma
Department of Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College & SPMCHI, Jaipur-302004
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ABSTRACT: Two hundred patients of esophageal atresia with or without tracheo-esophageal fistula treated during a period of 8 years were studied with emphasis on magnitude of gap between two wnds of esophagus. Patients were divided in two groups, one group (154 patients) with gap less than 2 cm and other group (46 patients) with gap more than 2 cm. Mortality and complications were noted with reference to distance between the two ends of esophagus. There was high morbidity and mortality in patients with long gap. Surgical technique, proper mobilization of proximal pouch and tension free anastomosis are prerequisite for a final outcome.
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