Gastric Transposition for Repair of Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia: Indications, Complications, and Outcome of Minimally Invasive and Open Surgery

• Published in: Neonatology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 119; no. 2; p. 238
• Main Authors: Lieber, Justus, Mayer, Benjamin F B, Schunn, Matthias C, Neunhoeffer, Felix, Fideler, Frank, Schäfer, Jürgen F, Kirschner, Hans-Joachim, Fuchs, Jörg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.03.2022
• Subjects: Child; Esophageal Atresia - surgery; Humans; Laparoscopy - adverse effects; Laparoscopy - methods; Retrospective Studies; Stomach; Treatment Outcome; Minimal invasive surgery; Gastric transposition; Replacement therapy; Laparoscopy; Long-gap esophageal atresia

Gastric transposition (GT) is a possible option for esophageal replacement in long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA). The present study aims to report and compare indications and outcome of laparoscopic-assisted GT (LAGT) versus open (OGT) GT for LGEA repair. Retrospective single-center analysis of all...