Risk factors for refractory anastomotic strictures after oesophageal atresia repair: a multicentre study.
Floor W T VergouweJohn VlotHanneke IJsselstijnManon C W SpaanderJoost van RosmalenMatthijs W N OomenJan B F HulscherMarc DirixMarco J BrunoMaarten SchurinkRené M H Wijnennull nullPublished in: Archives of disease in childhood (2018)
The incidence of refractory strictures of the end-to-end anastomosis in children treated for OA was 7%. Risk factors were isolated OA, anastomotic leakage and the need for oesophageal dilation less than 1 month after OA repair.