Improvement of surgical treatment of esophageal atresia in newborns.

A comparative analysis of the results of surgical treatment of esophageal atresia (EA) with the use of advanced and traditional methods was performed. The case histories of 192 newborns whose primary esophageal anastomosis was performed from 2006 to 2015 were studied. Group 1 included 127 children operated by improved method since 2009; Group 2 consisted of 65 children operated by traditional method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]