1. Can esophageal atresia be cured with a single surgery? Most of the surgeries can be done in one visit, but some require staged surgery. Our hospital, Professor Li Long, is the first person in China to treat esophageal atresia with thoracoscopic technology and has many successful cases. 2. What is the approximate cost of treatment for esophageal atresia? At our Capital Institute of Pediatrics, the cost is about 30,000 if the surgery goes well. 3. What complications can occur after esophageal atresia surgery? Is it certain that anastomotic stricture will occur? The most common complications are anastomotic fistula and esophageal stricture. It has been reported in the literature that anastomotic fistula can occur within 2-18 months after surgery, while the incidence of postoperative anastomotic stricture has also been reported in the literature to be about 20-50%, and often affect and accompany each other, so it is important to review regularly after surgery. Anastomotic fistula Esophageal stricture 4. How to treat esophageal stricture after esophageal atresia? Can a single balloon dilation solve the problem? The treatment of postoperative esophageal stricture is mainly dilatation. Nowadays, balloon dilation is gradually replacing probe dilation internationally.