Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula in Western Australia: Prevalence and trends.

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  • Emanuele Leoncini
  • Carol Bower
  • Natasha Nassar
چکیده

AIM A recent international study reported a higher prevalence of oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA±TOF) in Western Australia (WA). The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and trends of OA and/or TOF in WA, determine the proportion of cases with associated anomalies and explore the impact of time of diagnosis. METHODS The study population comprised all infants born in WA, 1980-2009, and registered with OA and/or TOF on the WA Register of Developmental Anomalies (WARDA). RESULTS OA±TOF and TOF alone affect, on average, one in every 2927 births in WA, with a total prevalence of 3.00 and 0.42 per 10 000 births, respectively. The prevalence of OA±TOF increased by 2.0% per annum, with only cases with associated anomalies (64% of cases) demonstrating an increase. TOF rates were stable. Among OA±TOF infants, the proportion of live births, stillbirths and elective terminations of pregnancy for fetal anomaly (TOPFA) was 79%, 6% and 15%, respectively, whereas the majority (94%) of TOF only cases were live births. In 2000-2009, there was 30% fall in OA±TOF live births with 61 (58%) cases diagnosed in first week of life, 10 (9%) prenatally and 34 (32%) at post-mortem only. CONCLUSIONS A higher prevalence of OA±TOF in WA was observed with increase over time attributable to increase with associated anomalies. Consistent reporting, availability of prenatal diagnosis and ascertainment of cases following TOPFA or post-mortem examinations can significantly affect prevalence of OA and/or TOF.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of paediatrics and child health

دوره 51 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015