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Table 3 Postoperative outcome after primary esophageal anastomosis for esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula

From: Low gestational age is associated with less anastomotic complications after open primary repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula

Complications

No. of patients < 34 GA (n = 20)

No. of patients ≥ 34 GA (n = 55)

Related to surgical intervention

Anastomotic leakage

0

3* (5.5%)a

Recurrent fistula

0

3* (5.5%)b

Anastomotic stricture

0

8* (14.5%)c

Related to prematurity

Infant respiratory distress syndrome

11* (55%)

0

Intraventricular bleeding

5* (25%)

2 (3.6%)

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. aIncidence of anastomotic leakage reported in literature: 11–16% [2]
  3. bIncidence of recurrent fistula reported in literature: 4–9% [2]
  4. cIncidence of anastomotic stricture reported in literature: 25–38% [2]
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