Oesophageal atresia, tracheo-oesophageal fistula, and the VACTERL association: review of genetics and epidemiology

Oesophageal atresia, tracheo-oesophageal fistula, and the VACTERL association: review of genetics and epidemiology.

Oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula are relatively common malformations occurring in approximately 1 in 3500 births. In around half of the cases (syndromic oesophageal atresia), there are associated anomalies, with cardiac malformations being the most common. In the remainder (non-syndromic cases), oesophageal atresia/tracheo-oesophageal fistula occur in isolation. Data from ...

Oesophageal Atresia with Double Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula.

The management of congenital oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

Interest in the surgical treatment of congenital atresia of the oesophagus was aroused in this country by the publication of Franklin's paper (1947) in which he reported two infants with oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula successfully operated on by the extra-pleural approach. The fistula was closed and primary oesophageal anastomosis was performed. Franklin estimated the occur...

Situs inversus totalis, oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

To cite: Patel RV, More B, Sinha CK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009955 DESCRIPTION A term baby girl had respiratory distress on first feed. She had cardiac impulse and heart sounds on the right side. Liver was palpable below the left costal margin with liver dullness on the left side. An orogastric tube got arrested at 10 cm. Chest ...

The epidemiology of tracheo-oesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia in Europe. EUROCAT Working Group.

The total prevalence rate of tracheo-oesophageal fistula and oesophageal atresia in 15 EUROCAT registries covering 1,546,889 births during 1980-8 was 2.86 per 10,000. There was a decreasing prevalence rate over time (3.5 per 10,000 in 1980-2, 2.7 in 1983-5, 2.5 in 1986-8). Ten per cent of cases were associated with chromosomal anomalies and of the remaining cases, half were multiply malformed. ...