Tracheoesophageal atresia and fistula: a case of mistaken identity?
Bahrain Medical Bulletin. 2016; 38 (2): 119-121
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ABSTRACT
Tracheoesophageal atresia with or without fistula presents shortly after birth with difficulty in swallowing saliva, history of polyhydramnios and failure to pass a nasogastric tube which coils in the proximal blind ending esophagus. Early thoracotomy and primary anastomosis within a few hours of birth have produced a significant survival result; mortality is associated with coexisting serious cardiac disease, late diagnosis and presentation. The majority of patients have a fistula which could result in significant pulmonary contamination with saliva [or food] if the abnormal connection is not urgently ligated
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Assunto principal:
Radiografia Pulmonar de Massa
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Fístula Traqueoesofágica
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Intubação Gastrointestinal
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bahrain Med. Bull.
Ano de publicação:
2016
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