The burden of esophageal dilatations following repair of esophageal atresia

This 17-year retrospective study of 247 esophageal atresia patients found that 60% required esophageal dilatations post-repair, with long-gap EA and anastomotic tension as key risk factors. Perforation rates were low (1.2%) across 1128 dilatation procedures using bougie and balloon techniques.