Open AccessGuidelines of the Italian Society of Videosurgery in Infancy for the minimally invasive treatment of the esophageal atresia
Author(s) -
Salvatore Fabio Chiarenza,
Maria Luisa Conighi,
Ciro Esposito,
Maria Escolino,
Fabio Beretta,
Maurizio Cheli,
Vincenzo Di Benedetto,
Maria Grazia Scuderi,
Giovanni Casadio,
Maurizio Marzaro,
Leon Francesco Fascetti,
Andrea Conforti,
Pietro Bagolan,
Claudio Vella,
Cosimo Bleve,
Daniela Codric,
Paolo Caione
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pediatria medica e chirurgica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.336
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2420-7748
pISSN - 0391-5387
DOI - 10.4081/pmc.2019.230
Subject(s) - atresia , pouch , medicine , tracheoesophageal fistula , fistula , digestive tract , surgery
Esophageal Atresia (EA) is defined as an interruption in esophageal continuity that results in a proximal tract that ends in a blind pouch in 98% of cases, and a distal tract that in 87% of cases arises via a Fistula from the Trachea (TEF). (...).