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Correspondence| Volume 57, ISSUE 10, P481, October 2022

Letter to Editor in response to: Association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula

      We read with great interest the article by Etchill, et al., who discussed the operative approach for esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) in the United States [
      • Etchill E.W.
      • Giuliano K.A.
      • Boss E.F.
      • Rhee D.S.
      • Kunisaki S.M.
      Association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.
      ].
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