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New pediatric in children study findings recently were reported by researchers at Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, July 27th, 2007

New investigation results, "Laparoscopically assisted transhiatal esophagectomy with esophagogastroplasty for post-corrosive esophageal stricture treatment in children," are detailed in a study published in Pediatric Surgery International. According to recent research published in the journal Pediatric Surgery International, "A tight post-corrosive esophageal stricture in a child poses significant surgical challenges. Many studies have described minimally invasive esophagectomy in adults, but very few reports have described this technique in children."

"Minimally invasive esophagectomy represents a new alternative to conventional open esophagectomy. This...

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