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This study evaluates the effectiveness of preoperative rigid tracheobronchoscopy (TBS) in diagnosing tracheomalacia (TM) in patients with oesophageal atresia (OA). Out of 79 patients analyzed, 42% showed preoperative TM, while 53% developed symptoms of TM postoperatively, indicating that the predictive value of preoperative TBS for postoperative TM is limited, with a sensitivity of 50% and specificity of 67.6%. The findings suggest that while preoperative TBS is routinely performed, its ability to predict p
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- jisalsamendidamasco
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- EN