Abstract
The pulmonary consequences during childhood of corrected congenital esophageal atresia and its treatment have not been extensively studied. In the literature, there are only a few reports with small numbers of patients [1–3]. We, therefore, made a study of a larger group of patients treated at our institution.
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Van Gysel, D. et al. (1993). Pulmonary Status During Childhood After Corrected Congenital Esophageal Atresia. In: Nabeya, Ki., Hanaoka, T., Nogami, H. (eds) Recent Advances in Diseases of the Esophagus. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-68246-2_1
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