Esophageal exclusion and bypass for corrosive injury: The lessons learnt

While it is always preferable to excise and replace the diseased esophagus in corrosive injuries, the surgeon may be compelled to exclude and bypass it by a substernal conduit in select situations wherein excision is technically hazardous. This case illustrates the lessons learnt from a potentially...

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Main Authors: Richa Lal, Anu Behari, Jayanth Reddy, Banani Poddar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2014;volume=19;issue=1;spage=46;epage=48;aulast=Lal