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...

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 upper fis...

OBJECTIVES Approximately 4% to 12% of pregnant women have asthma; few studies have examined the effects of maternal asthma medication use on birth defects. We examined whether maternal asthma medication use during early pregnancy increased the risk of selected birth defects. METHODS National Birth Defects Prevention Study data for 2853 infants with 1 or more selected birth defects (diaphragma...

Esophageal atresia without tracheoesophageal fistula is a rare esophageal anomaly in children. We have successfully applied three-dimensional technique of computed tomography on four consecutive babies with this anomaly in order to accurately measure the length of the gap between the two esophageal segments, which is important for preoperative plan and the feasibility and timing of delayed prim...

Isolated esophageal atresias are reported always to be associated with long gap in the literature. In this manuscript, we aimed to discuss the imaging and surgical treatment methods of an isolated esophageal atresia case with 'short gap' who had stridor due to compression of the trachea by dilated upper esophageal pouch and had not identified previously in the literature.

● Epidemiology ● Esophageal atresia occurs in about 2.4 of every 10,000 live births, with a slight preponderance in males and children of older or diabetic mothers. Esophageal duplication cysts account for 10 to 15 percent of all foregut duplication cysts and only 5 to 10 percent of all mediastinal cysts. Congenital esophageal stenosis occurs in between 1:25,000 and 1:50,000 live births. Bochda...

A IRWAY control is one of the most important tenets of anesthetic practice. Asphyxia and tracheal laceration in infants are extremely rare, but life-threatening, complications. Despite many reviews in the literature regarding tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and esophageal atresia, 4 no case of tracheal injury following the aberrant passage of a gastrostomy catheter has been reported. The presen...

BACKGROUND Clinical experiences of adults who underwent surgery for esophageal atresia at birth is limited. There is some evidence that suggests considerable long-term morbidity, partly because of dysphagia, which has been reported in up to 85% of adult patients who undergo surgery for esophageal atresia. The authors hypothesized that dysphagia in this population is caused by dysmotility and⁄or...