Open AccessDeterminants of gap length in esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula and the impact of gap length on outcome
Author(s) -
Muffazzal Rassiwala,
Subhasis Roy Choudhury,
Partap Singh Yadav,
Praveen Jhanwar,
Raghu Prakash Agarwal,
Ritu Chadha,
Pinaki Ranjan Debnath
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.182587
Subject(s) - medicine , atresia , tracheoesophageal fistula , radiography , esophagus , calipers , puppy , surgery , ecology , biology , physics , optics
This study was aimed at identifying factors which may affect the gap length in cases of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA-TEF) and whether gap length plays any role in determining the outcome.