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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 18
| Issue : 1 | Page : 27-30 |
Laparoscopic and thoracoscopic gastric pull-up for pure esophageal atresia in early infancy
DK Kandpal, A Prasad, Sujit K Chowdhary
Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Sujit K Chowdhary
Department of Pediatric Urology and Pediatric Surgery, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.107014
In the developing countries, the babies with pure esophageal atresia undergo an esophagostomy and feeding gastrostomy at birth. It assists in early discharge from hospital. Esophageal substitution in these babies around six months is recommended. We report the first laparoscopic and thoracoscopic gastric pull up in early infancy from India.
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