Authors: Oliver J Muensterer Walter E Berdon
Publish Date: 2015/02/11
Volume: 45, Issue: 8, Pages: 1230-1235
Abstract
Esophageal atresia was first classified by the Boston Children’s Hospital radiologist Edward Vogt in 1929 and has been a major challenge in its characterization and management ever since It defied all attempts at repair until University of Michigan thoracic surgeon Cameron Haight’s first successful fistula ligation and primary esophageal anastomosis in 1941 Haight worked with the pediatric radiologist John Holt This historical review describes advances in pre and postnatal diagnosis
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