Search

Too many types of congenital esophageal atresia with a great diversity and variability bring dilemmas to clinical management. In clinical cases of first-stage end-to-end esophageal anastomosis, operative failure and error occur frequently due to inaccurate preoperative examinations and evaluations. Subsequent treatment becomes extremely difficult so that therapeutic efficacy is poor. Subsequent complications and sequelae adversely affect the quality of life. Based upon an etiological analysis of actual clinical cases, this review proposed practical and feasible clinical measures of avoid surgical failures and operative errors to improve the therapeutic outcomes of esophageal atresia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]