Surgery is life saving, After-care is life enhancing In July and August 2014, EAT conducted an internet-based international survey of parents/carers and EA patients which generated very nearly 1000 responses. This survey contained 40 questions which, besides capturing each patient’s nationality, […] LEARN MORE
On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to attend the “Fourth International Conference on Oesophageal Atresia”, which will be held in Sydney under the auspices of the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, in September […] LEARN MORE
Each year since 1983, the EU has chosen a specific topic for the European Year in order to encourage debate and dialogue within and between European countries. By acting together, we aim to make 2019 the European Year for Rare […] LEARN MORE
The 3rd International Conference on Esophageal Atresia was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on October 2 and 3, 2014. This meeting put together multidisciplinary teams and family support groups dedicated to the care of EA patients all over the world. Here […] LEARN MORE
Here is a great video from the Esophageal Center at Cincinatti children’s explaining the long segment colonic interposition. This technique is used to o correct long-gap Esophageal Atresia or repair severe damage to the length of the esophagus, a portion of […] LEARN MORE
Many TOFS members will know that TOF/OA was first successfully treated in 1941 in the USA. In 1947 came the first successful TOF/OA surgery in Europe, at Hammersmith Hospital, London. Bridget Barson was that baby! As Europe’s senior TOF, she is an […] LEARN MORE
A group of European experts are carrying on a study in order to evaluate the efficiency of the Biodegradable stents for benign refractory oesophageal stenosis. This evaluation is carried on by EUnetHTA partners. EUnetHTA , the European Network of Health […] LEARN MORE
Clinical and Molecular-Genetics Studies in Esophageal Atresia. The research presented in this dissertation was performed at the Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Clinical Genetics, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Elisabeth Maaike de Jong, 2010 […] LEARN MORE
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The 7th international Conference on EA will be held in Istambul, Turkey, in 2025.