Historical aspects of oesophageal surgery in pediatric surgical practice
Kalinova, K.
Khirurgiia 6: 47-52
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0450-2167 PMID: 18771153 Document Number: 590869
An attempt is made to explore those aspects of the history of esophageal surgery relevant to pediatric practice. Esophageal artesia is a classic example of the significance pediatric group. Its incidence is about 1/4000. It was first described 1670. Surgical correction was started only in 1920s. The first survivors were reported in 1939. Extrapleural approach was reported in 1941.