Reply to Letter to the Editor regarding: Association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula

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On behalf of all of our co-authors, we are thrilled to find that our manuscript, “Association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula,” has been read with sincere interest by readers across the world since its publication, including Dr. Yu and her colleagues from Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong [ [1] Etchill E.W. Giuliano K.A. Boss E.F. Rhee D.S. Kunisaki S.M. Association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 2021; 56: 2172-2179https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.04.006 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (4) Google Scholar , [2] Yu M.O.N. Chung P.H.Y. Wong K.K.Y. Response to: association of operative approach with outcomes in neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg. 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.04.018 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF Scopus (1) Google Scholar ]. We sincerely appreciate and value their letter to the Editor, in which they shared similarities and differences in their experience with thoracoscopic repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) in Hong Kong compared to that in the United States.