Jejunal Pedicle Graft Reconstruction of the Esophagus in a Child with Tracheal Agenesis

Eur J Pediatr Surg 2012; 22(06): 485-487
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1313350

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Hiroomi Okuyama

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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Takashi Sasaki

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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Satoko Nose

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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Ryuta Saka

¹Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan

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Makoto Suzuki

²Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Koshigaya Hospital, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan

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