is esophageal atresia a natural way of fasting?

Is esophageal atresia a natural way of fasting?

Congenital Esophageal Stenosis Associated with Esophageal Atresia and Gasless Abdomen

SUMMARY A radiologically gasless abdomen in a neonate with EA is usually regarded as being pathognomonic of an absence of distal T.E.F. It has been estimated that up to 1.5% of patient with a distal fistula may have a radiologically gasless abdomens as a manifestation of a very small fistula plugged with mucus. In this case a contrast study via the gastrostomy demonstrated a fistula between th...

Embryogenesis of esophageal atresia: Is localized vascular accident a factor?

Several theories on embryogenesis of esophageal atresia have been proposed, none could explain the whole spectrum of this anomaly. We report a new variant of esophageal atresia in which the two blind pouches were joined by an atretic band. Histology of the atretic part showed groups of striated muscle arranged haphazardly without any lumen. The existing theories on etiology of esophageal atresi...

National Esophageal Atresia Register.

National Esophageal Atresia was created in 2008 by the National Reference Center for Esophageal Congenital Abnormalities created in 2006. Primary goal was estimation of live birth prevalence in France. A national network of surgeons and pediatricians was initiated and entire teams dealing with esophageal atresia accepted to participate in an exhaustive national register. A questionnaire was val...

Esophageal foreign body mimicking esophageal atresia.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 392 VOLUME 42__APRIL 17, 2005 immunosuppressed individuals(2). A single oral dose of Ivermectin (200 μg/kg) has been reported to be more effective than multiple doses of thiabendazole(3). CVID is a syndrome characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia with phenotypically normal B cells(4). These patients are prone to infection with pyogenic organisms and also intestinal parasites, f...

Esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula.

Management of esophageal atresia has merged from correction of the anomaly to the complete spectrum of management of esophageal atresia and all its sequelae. It is the purpose of this article to give an overview of all aspects involved in taking care of patients with esophageal atresia between January 2011 and June 2016, as well as the patients who were referred from other centers. Esophageal a...