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Exteriorization of the distal esophagus in the abdomen in esophageal atresia.
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Advantages of the abdominal esophagostomy include absence of gastroesophageal reflux, no indwelling catheter, early institution of enteral feeds, intermittent catheterization for feeding, easy nursing care, and no stomal complications.About:
This article is published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery.The article was published on 1998-03-01. It has received 7 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Esophagostomy & Esophageal disease.read more
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Esophageal atresia: Factors influencing survival - Experience at an Indian tertiary centre
R. K. Tandon,Satendra Sharma,Shandip K. Sinha,Kumar Abdul Rashid,Ravi Dube,S. N. Kureel,Ashish Wakhlu,Jiledar Rawat +7 more
TL;DR: Factors affecting the survival are major or life-threatening associated anomalies, long gap, pneumonia and sepsis at presentation or that acquired during hospitalization and major leaks.
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Access routes for nutritional therapy.
TL;DR: Enteral nutrition and total parenteral nutrition may provide life-sustaining therapy for surgical patients and the duration of nutritional therapy implies distinct access routes for nutrient delivery, which are reviewed.
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Esophageal Atresia, Duodenal Atresia, and Imperforate Anus: Triple Atresia
Shasanka Shekhar Panda,Maddur Srinivas,Minu Bajpai,Nitin Sharma,Amit Singh,Dalim Kumar Baidya,Manisha Jana +6 more
TL;DR: A high index of suspicion for the detection of coexisting gastrointestinal anomalies is mandatory in the management EA patients, to avoid undue morbidity and mortality.
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What's new in pathology, pathophysiology and management of benign esophageal disorders?
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Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.
TL;DR: In the first few days of life, esophageal atresia is often associated with other congenital anomalies, most commonly cardiac abnormalities such as ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus or tetralogy of fallot as mentioned in this paper.
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Complications of tube gastrostomy in infants and children. 15-year review of 240 cases.
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Gastrostomy: Its Use and Dangers in Pediatric Patients
TL;DR: GASTROSTOMY is usually performed for one of two reasons: for gastric decompression after gastrointestinal and other major abdominal operations; or for feeding in patients who are unable to take drugs.
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Prospective multicenter evaluation of an initially placed button gastrostomy
Richard A. Kozarek,Mark Payne,Jamie S. Barkin,John S. Goff,Christopher J. Gostout,contributing Gi Section Members +5 more
TL;DR: The authors conclude that although this gastric button can be placed in the majority of patients, potential design and placement problems may produce significant intraprocedural and postProcedural complications.