Table 1.
Reported outcomes of surgical management of esophageal atresia in recent studies.
| Source | Number of patients | Recurrent anastomosis stricture | Fundoplication rate | Gastrostomy | Anastomotic leak | Recurrent fistula | Mortality | Thoracoscopic method | Conversion rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etchill et al. 2021 (5) | 855 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 (1.8%) | 133 (15.6%) | 70 (53%) |
| Lal et al. 2018 (6) | 181 | 127 (43%) | — | — | 54 (18%) | 15 (5%) | 17 (6%) | 27 (9%) | — |
| Son et al. 2021 (19) | 41 | 16 (39%) | 10 (24%) | — | 5 (12%) | — | 1 (2%) | 41 (100%) | 1 (2%) |
| Elhattab et al 2020 (20) | 47 | 33.3% | — | — | 8.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Way et al. 2019 (21) | Meta-analysis | 202/660 (30.6%) | (79/341) 23.1% | — | (91/728) 12.5% | 11/414 (2.7%) | 24/761 (3.2%) | 100% | 83/833 (9.9%) |
| Bence et al. 2021 (22) | 170 | 30% | — | — | 24.7% | — | — | 26 (15.3%) | — |
| Sfeir et al. 2021 (23) | 1,008 (various data) | 183/917 (19.9%) | 8.6% | 13% | 20/359 (5.6%) | 28/868 (3.2%) | 48/948 (5%) | 0% | — |