Review
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2012; 18(28): 3662-3672
Published online Jul 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i28.3662
Current knowledge on esophageal atresia
Paulo Fernando Martins Pinheiro, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Regina Maria Pereira
Paulo Fernando Martins Pinheiro, Regina Maria Pereira, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Odilon Behrens Hospital, Avenida José Bonifácio, São Cristovão, Belo Horizonte, 31210-690 Minas Gerais, Brazil
Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 30130-100 Minas Gerais, Brazil
Author contributions: Pinheiro PFM, Simões e Silva AC and Pereira RM wrote the review article; Pinheiro PFM and Pereira RM collected data; Pereira RM and Simões e Silva AC analyzed the data.
Supported by Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Brazil; Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brazil; FAPEMIG: CBB-APQ-00075-09/CNPq 573646/2008-2; and Programa de Grupos de Excelência-FINEP, Brazil
Correspondence to: Ana Cristina Simões e Silva, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Avenue Alfredo Balena, 190, Belo Horizonte, 30130-100 Minas Gerais, Brazil. acssilva@hotmail.com
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Received: May 30, 2011
Revised: August 26, 2011
Accepted: June 8, 2012
Published online: July 28, 2012
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