Successful Use of Biliary Duct Balloon Dilator in Repairing Post-Surgical Esophageal Stricture in premature infant
Autor: | Imad Absah, Manoochehr Karjoo, Mirza B Beg |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 3, Iss 3.2, Pp 675-678 (2015) |
ISSN: | 2345-5055 2345-5047 |
Popis: | Congenital esophageal atresia needs to be surgically corrected as soon as possible. Some will present with post surgical stricture that needs to be dilated by a balloon dilator. This procedure is difficult in premature born due to infant esophageal size and availability of equipments. We herby report the first case in a premature infant with post surgical esophageal stricture of esophageal atresia by the use of biliary duct balloon dilator. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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