Ebook Frontiers Update on EA-TEF
In 2010, the First International Workshop on Esophageal Atresia was held in Lille, France. The success of that event established a new model of conference based not on medical subspecialty but specifically on disease, bringing together diverse disciplines all linked together by their common interest and expertise in treating EA.
The International Network of Esophageal Atresia (INoEA) was founded in 2013. On September 15–16, 2016, the fourth International Conference on Esophageal Atresia “Coming Together” took place in Sydney, NSW, Australia. More than 200 participants from all over the world attended the conference.
There were over 80 scientific abstracts submitted. All the categories of people involved in the care of EA patients were represented; not only neonatologists, pediatricians, surgeons, gastroenterologists, otolaryngologists, pulmonologists, radiologists, anesthesiologists, intensivists, but also, nurses, dieticians, speech pathologists, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers, parents of patients, and children and adults with EA.
This special edition of “Frontiers in Pediatrics” contains summaries and review articles of selected presentations delivered by the distinguished guest speakers during the conference.
We look forward to the next fifth international conference on EA in Rome in 2019 where we are sure that many new advancements and innovations in the field will be presented.
Ebook Frontiers Update on EA-TEF
CHAPTER 1: EDITORIAL
Editorial: Oesophageal Atresia-Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Usha Krishnan and Christophe Faure
CHAPTER 2: INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY
Importance of an International Registry for and Collaborative Research on Esophageal Atresia
Frédéric Gottrand, Delphine Ley, Laurent Michaud and Rony Sfeir
CHAPTER 3: LONG GAP ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA
Position Paper of INoEA Working Group on Long-Gap Esophageal Atresia: For Better Care
David C. van der Zee, Pietro Bagolan, Christophe Faure, Frederic Gottrand, Russell Jennings, Jean-Martin Laberge, Marcela Hernan Martinez Ferro, Benoît Parmentier, Rony Sfeir and Warwick Teague
CHAPTER 4: GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX
Impedance Testing
Impedance Testing in Esophageal Atresia Patients
Maheen Hassan and Hayat Mousa
Fundoplication
Fundoplication in Patients with Esophageal Atresia: Patient Selection, Indications, and Outcomes
Risto J. Rintala
CHAPTER 5: ESOPHAGEAL FUNCTION
Dysmotility, Characterisation of Dysmotility
Dysmotility in Esophageal Atresia: Pathophysiology, Characterization, and Treatment
Christophe Faure and Franziska Righini Grunder
Investigation of Dysmotility
The Potential Benefits of Applying Recent Advances in Esophageal Motility Testing in Patients with Esophageal Atresia
Nathalie Rommel, Maissa Rayyan, Charlotte Scheerens and Taher Omari
CHAPTER 6: GASTRIC FUNCTION
Gastric Function in Children with Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Gilles Duvoisin and Usha Krishnan
CHAPTER 7: ANASTOMOTIC STRICTURES
Anastomotic Strictures after Esophageal Atresia Repair: Incidence, Investigations, and Management, Including Treatment of Refractory and Recurrent Strictures
Renato Tambucci, Giulia Angelino, Paola De Angelis, Filippo Torroni, Tamara Caldaro, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Contini, Erminia Romeo, Francesca Rea, Simona Faraci, Giovanni Federici di Abriola and Luigi Dall’Oglio
CHAPTER 8: FEEDING PROBLEMS
Feeding Problems and Their Underlying Mechanisms in the Esophageal Atresia–Tracheoesophageal Fistula Patient
Lisa Mahoney and Rachel Rosen
CHAPTER 9: EXTRA-ESOPHAGEAL COMPLICATIONS
Aspiration Risk
Aspiration Risk and Respiratory Complications in Patients with Esophageal Atresia
Thomas Kovesi
Cyanotic Spells
The Management of Cyanotic Spells in Children with Oesophageal Atresia
Mathieu Bergeron, Aliza P. Cohen and Robin T. Cotton
CHAPTER 10: FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Update on Foregut Molecular Embryology and Role of Regenerative Medicine Therapies
Silvia Perin, Conor J. McCann, Osvaldo Borrelli, Paolo De Coppi and Nikhil Thapar
Ebook Frontiers Update on EA-TEF
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