OBJECTIVES Esophageal atresia with or without tracheo-esophageal fistula is a frequent malformation that occurs in about 1 of 3000 live births. It can be associated with other congenital malformations. The aim of this study was to measure the frequency of heterotopic pancreas (HP) in children with esophageal atresia (EA) and to evaluate possible linkage with other malformations. MATERIALS AND...

In this case report, the treatment history of a woman with congenital esophageal atresia is presented. She underwent thoracotomy immediately after birth, but the distance between two atresic parts of the esophagus (7cm) did not allow for a primary anastomosis. Gastric and salivary fistulas were constructed. A salivary fistula was made in the cervical part of the esophagus. For 21 years, the pat...

Background: Esophageal atresia (EA) often leads to persistent esophageal and respiratory symptoms, as well as impaired esophageal and lung function in adulthood. !e reasons for this, and the connections between symptoms and documented abnormalities, are not fully understood. Purpose: We wanted to investigate a cohort of adults previously operated on for EA in order to describe the prevalence of...

BACKGROUND Esophageal varices-related GI bleeding occurs frequently and early in life in children with biliary atresia and it may be life threatening. OBJECTIVE We report the results of prophylactic sclerotherapy in 13 infants with biliary atresia and large varices. PATIENTS Mean age was 13 months, mean weight was 8.2 kg, mean total serum bilirubin was 258 mumol/L, and mean prothrombin time...

We describe a 64-year-old man with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus who presented with an obstruction of the esophagus following radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Initial upper gastrointestinal barium swallow studies showed a complete stoppage of the barium column, not unlike that of a congenital esophageal atresia. Therapeutic endoscopy was performed using a two-endoscope, two-operat...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Minimally invasive repair of esophageal atresia has been described but remains technically challenging. Robotic surgical systems address many of these technical challenges. The purpose of this study was to develop the procedure for and evaluate the technical feasibility of performing a robotic-assisted esophagoesophagostomy using the Zeus Robotic Surgical System. METHODS Es...