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The objective of this retrospective study was to examine the characteristics of EA and analysis of the safety and efficacy of EA repair with the use of the thoracoscopic approach in a single academic center, as well as risk factors analysis in the context of short-term and mid-term follow-up status. A retrospective analysis of the management of all consecutive newborns affected by EA hospitalized in our department over a period between 2013 and 2022, including preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative management, together with the outcome, complications and long-term follow-up status was performed. A total of 38 patients with a median birth weight of 2,570\u2005g (range; 1,020\u20133,880) were treated over the study period, including 30\/38 (78.9%) with additional congenital anomalies. 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