Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 737-739 , May 2003

Lengthening technique for long gap esophageal atresia and early anastomosis

Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 19-22, 2002.

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☆ Address reprint requests to Dr Salam Yazbeck, Hôpital Sainte-Justine, 3175, Côte Sainte-Catherine, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3T 1C5.

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★ 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00040-X

PII: S0022-3468(03)00040-X

doi: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50196

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 737-739 , May 2003

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