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Aortopexy in esophageal atresia: long-term experience of a parent support group
1Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Medical Centre Jena, Germany.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to obtain the parents' view of aortopexy after esophageal atresia.
Methods:
A questionnaire was completed by the parents of 24 former patients, now aged from 1 to 15 years (average, 8.9; median, 9.0 years). The respondents were all members of a support group.
Results:
The median age of the patients receiving aortopexy was 4 months. The 24 procedures were performed in 16 different hospitals. The subjects had experienced a median of 3 apneic attacks. Technical complications occurred in 4 of the 24 children. In 71%, aortopexy was an immediate success.
Conclusion:
Despite its low success rate compared with centers with large cumulative experience, 90% of parents were satisfied with the result.
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