Dysphagia among Adult Patients who Underwent Surgery for Esophageal Atresia at Birth | Zendy

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Dysphagia among Adult Patients who Underwent Surgery for Esophageal Atresia at Birth

Author(s) -

Valérie Huynh-Trudeau,

Stéphanie Maynard,

Tatjana Terzić,

Geneviève Soucy,

Mickaël Bouin

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.921

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 2291-2797

pISSN - 2291-2789

DOI - 10.1155/2015/787069

Subject(s) - medicine , dysphagia , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , hiatal hernia , atresia , eosinophilic esophagitis , esophagus , population , surgery , endoscopy , gastroenterology , general surgery , reflux , disease , environmental health

Clinical experiences of adults who underwent surgery for esophageal atresia at birth is limited. There is some evidence that suggests considerable long-term morbidity, partly because of dysphagia, which has been reported in up to 85% of adult patients who undergo surgery for esophageal atresia. The authors hypothesized that dysphagia in this population is caused by dysmotility and⁄or anatomical anomalies.

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