Outcome of oesophageal atresia beyond childhood.

The influence of congenital heart disease on survival of infants with oesophageal atresia.

OBJECTIVE To examine the prevalence of congenital heart disease in babies with oesophageal atresia and its influence on outcome. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. SETTING The resident population of one health region. RESULTS A total of 153 babies with oesophageal atresia were identified from 509 975 live births (0.30 per 1000); 26 (17%) had cardiac defects. Survival of babies with normal hea...

Oesophageal atresia, VACTERL association: Fanconi's anaemia related spectrum of anomalies.

Oesophageal atresia usually occurs without any genetic background. Three cases associated with Fanconi's anaemia are reported. One neonate had growth retardation and numerous malformations including oesophageal atresia and four other components of the VACTERL association. In the two others, oesophageal atresia was isolated. In patients with such malformations an early diagnosis of Fanconi's ana...

Oesophageal Atresia with Double Tracheo-oesophageal Fistula.

Oesophageal atresia and associated anomalies.

Of 253 infants with oesophageal atresia treated over an eight year period, 122 (48%) had a total of 213 other anomalies. Most commonly affected were the cardiovascular (61 cases, 29%), anorectal (30 cases, 14%), and genitourinary (29 cases, 14%) systems. The VATER (or VACTERL) association was present in 10% of cases, but occurred more often in patients who had oesophageal atresia without an ass...

Oesophageal atresia: prevalence, prenatal diagnosis and associated anomalies in 23 European regions.

OBJECTIVE To describe prevalence, prenatal diagnosis and epidemiological data on oesophageal atresia from 23 well-defined European regions and compare the prevalence between these regions. DESIGN Population-based study using data from a large European database for surveillance of congenital anomalies (EUROCAT) for two decades (1987-2006). SETTINGS Twenty-three participating registries based...