Congenital Heart Disease and Its Impact on the Development of Anastomotic Strictures after Reconstruction of Esophageal Atresia

Table 3

Perinatal factors and the frequency and number of dilatations of anastomotic strictures (AS) occurring within 1 year following repair of esophageal atresia (EA) in children with and without congenital heart defects (CHD).

Esophageal atresia	Without severe CHD ()	With severe CHD ()	value
Gender (female/male)	29/55	4/6	0.73
Birth weight, kg	2.8 (0.8–4.1)	2.9 (1.4–4.4)	0.42
Gestational age, weeks	39 (26–43)	39 (30–42)	0.69
Small for gestational age	11 (13%)	2 (20%)	0.83
At least one dilatation of AS	32 (38%)	6 (60%)	0.31
The age at first dilatation, weeks	4	5	0.92
Number of AS dilatations per patient	4 (1–6)	3 (1–7)	0.91

Values presented as median (min–max) and as the absolute number and percentage of patients, (%); Fisher exact probability test: two-tailed; Mann–Whitney test.