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Editorial
. 2024 May 1;110(5):2506-2507.
doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000001167.

Time to consider oesophageal atresia as a life-long disease

Mélanie Leroy  1 , Madeleine Aumar  1 , David Seguy  1 , Florent Vandamme  1 , Anke Widenmann  2 , Rony Sfeir  1 , Frédéric Gottrand  1
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Editorial

Time to consider oesophageal atresia as a life-long disease

Mélanie Leroy et al. Int J Surg. .
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