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Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula: The Clinical Spectrum, Diagnosis, and Evaluation

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Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood

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Interruption in the normal development of the esophagus and trachea may result in a wide variety of esophageal malformations. This chapter will review the anatomic and clinical spectrum of this disease including the diagnosis and evaluation.

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Klein, J.D., Jennings, R.W. (2017). Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula: The Clinical Spectrum, Diagnosis, and Evaluation. In: Till, H., Thomson, M., Foker, J., Holcomb III, G., Khan, K. (eds) Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11202-7_7

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