In esophageal atresia multiple surgical techniques were designed to repair the esophageal conduct, the decision of choosing a specific type of intervention being strictly related to the length of esophageal gap which is mandatory for operative planning. We present a case of a newborn male with type III LADD esophageal atresia with an anastomotic leak and severe mediastinitis that complicated th...

BACKGROUND The vertebral defect, anal atresia, cardiac defect, tracheoesophageal fistula/esophageal atresia, renal defect, and limb defect association and Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome are rare conditions. We aimed to present two cases with the vertebral defect, anal atresia, cardiac defect, tracheoesophageal fistula/esophageal atresia, renal defect, and limb defect association and Ma...

OBJECTIVE To describe short- (first year of age) and long-term (after 1 year of age) outcome in patients with esophageal atresia and identify early predictive factors of morbidity in the first month of life. STUDY DESIGN Charts of children with esophageal atresia born January 1990 to May 2005 were reviewed. A complicated evolution was defined as the occurrence of at least 1 complication: seve...

From October 1977 to December 1988, 108 neonates born with esophageal atresia (EA) and/or a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) were treated at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children. An incidence of I :4000-4500 live births was noted. 1I2.4% had the common- type anomaly, 5.5% had pure esophageal atresia, and 6.5% had an H-type anomaly. 2.8% had upper and lower fistulae and 2.8% had uppe...

Congenital tracheoesophageal fistulas are a common congenital anomaly that is usually diagnosed prenatally or during the neonatal period. The condition is usually characterized by an esophageal atresia associated with a communication between the trachea and the esophagus. Maternal polyhydramnios is commonly seen in cases of esophageal atresia. The diagnosis can be confirmed prenatally by ultras...

A blunt‑tipped red rubber catheter is used to confirm the presence of esophageal atresia in any newborn with drooling of saliva and frothing from the mouth. Failure to pass it beyond 10cms into the esophagus is considered diagnostic. We here in report an extremely rare case of broken tip of red rubber catheter lodged in the laryngopharynx of 2-day-old neonate of esophageal atresia with distal t...

Congenital tracheoesophageal fistulas are a common congenital anomaly that is usually diagnosed prenatally or during the neonatal period. The condition is usually characterized by an esophageal atresia associated with a communication between the trachea and the esophagus. Maternal polyhydramnios is commonly seen in cases of esophageal atresia. The diagnosis can be confirmed prenatally by ultras...

BACKGROUND Anastomotic leak are reported among neonates who underwent esophageal atresia. AIM To find risk factors of anastomotic leakage in patients underwent esophageal repair. METHODS All cases with esophageal atresia were included. In this case control study, patients were classified in two groups according to presence or absence of anastomotic leaks. Duration of study was 10 years. R...

Congenital tracheoesophageal fistulas are a common congenital anomaly that is usually diagnosed prenatally or during the neonatal period. The condition is usually characterized by an esophageal atresia associated with a communication between the trachea and the esophagus. Maternal polyhydramnios is commonly seen in cases of esophageal atresia. The diagnosis can be confirmed prenatally by ultras...

An infant with esophageal atresia (EA) had delayed diagnosis of proximal tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and severe tracheomalacia. We recommend bronchoscopy via laryngeal mask or rigid bronchoscopy to rule out associated TEF in infants diagnosed with esophageal atresia, as flexible bronchoscopy via endotracheal tube may not provide complete visualization of the trachea. We also describe a nove...