Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1928-1932 , October 2009

Surgical outcomes of esophageal atresia without fistula for 24 years at a single institution

Received 28 October 2008 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 February 2009.

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PII: S0022-3468(09)00135-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.008

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 10 , Pages 1928-1932 , October 2009

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