SynthesisSurgery today2020
Thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia.
Synthesis in Surgery today, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Questionnaire survey on the long-term quality of life of patients with congenital esophageal atresia in Japan.Surgery today · 2025Article
- Complications of thoracoscopic TEF clipping for fistula ligation: a case report of polymer clip migration into the right main bronchus and recurrent fistula.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Primary repair of esophageal atresia gross type CWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2023Article
- Clinical comparison between thoracoscopic and thoracotomy repair of Gross type C esophageal atresia.BMC surgery · 2021Article
- Surgical treatment of esophageal atresia with lower tracheoesophageal fistula in an extremely preterm infant (510 g, 25 + 5 weeks): a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2021Article
- Thoracoscopic oesophageal atresia/tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) repair is associated with a higher stricture rate: a single institution's experience.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Article
- Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Sagittal Posture Abnormalities in Children Born With Esophageal Atresia: A Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Thoracoscopic repair (TR) of esophageal atresia (EA) has been performed with increasing frequency over the last two decades, with the expectation of improved outcomes by avoiding thoracotomy. To understand the current practice and outcomes of TR of EA, we reviewed the relevant literature, including 15 case series, 7 comparative studies, and 3 meta-analysis comparing TR with conventional open repair (COR). Most of the studies had a retrospective design and small numbers of patients. Although the evidence level is low because of the lack of prospective studies, this review found that TR is as safe as COR, with comparative outcomes. Moreover, there were several advantages of TR over COR, such as less blood loss and a shorter hospital stay. The long-term outcomes of TR remain unclear because of limited data. Moreover, there is a significant learning curve over the first 10-20 TRs performed. We conclude that TR of EA, when conducted by experienced surgeons, is a safe and minimally invasive alternative to COR and may yield better results than COR in appropriately selected patients.
Indexed as
Identifiers
31612332What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.