How to cite: Gharpure V. Esophageal atresia with/without tracheoesophageal fistula. QUESTIONS 1. What clinical and sonographic features should make one suspect esophageal atresia in a pregnancy? 2. What is the quickest method of diagnosing esophageal atresia, with or without tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)? 3. What management principles should be followed in a newborn with esophageal atresia ±...

association of vertebral, anal, cardiac, tracheoesophageal, renal and  limb anomalies (vacterl) is rare anomaly with an incidence of 1.6 per 10000 births. this condition is a combination of anomalies recognized  as a hereditary entity with poor prognosis. herein, we report vacterl association presenting with auricle atresia. a male neonate with a birth weight of 2690 grams, head circumference 3...

Anorectal malformation (ARM) is one of the most common congenital anomaly that requires emergency surgery in the neonatal period. ARMs are frequently associated with other life threatening congenital anomalies. Commonly associated anomalies are genito-urinary, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, skeletal and spinal. Alimentary tract anomalies are frequently masked by the intestinal obstruction p...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE This report describes our experiences with 5 cases of biliary atresia associated with meconium peritonitis caused by perforation of small bowel atresia. METHODS A review of medical records was undertaken in an effort to recognize cases of biliary atresia associated with meconium peritonitis. RESULTS Five patients of 171 with biliary atresia (2.9%) were detected to have me...

Calreticulin plays a critical role in the etiology of multiple autoimmune diseases. It is unknown, however, whether calreticulin levels are of clinical significance for patients with biliary atresia. This study was to confirm possible correlations between serum calreticulin levels and the immunohistochemical features of biliary atresia. Serum was collected from 44 biliary atresia patients, 15 i...

Congenital aural atresia, a rare entity, may be accompanied with variations in course of facial nerve and congenital cholesteatoma. In the present study, we describe three distinct cases of aural atresia, with successful management, according to the extent of atresia. Management of atresia is essentially a team work, comprising of otologist, plastic surgeon, radiologist and paediatrician, thus ...

Gallbladder duplication in association with other GIT anomalies is a rare entity. We report two neonates; one with duodenal atresia and the other newborn with pyloric atresia, ileal atresia and colonic atresia, both were associated with gallbladder duplication which has not been reported earlier.