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Long Upper Pouch in Esophageal Atresia: A Rare Variant.

Authors :
Yhoshu E
Mahajan JK
Dash V
Source :
Journal of neonatal surgery [J Neonatal Surg] 2016 Jan 01; Vol. 5 (1), pp. 6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jan 01 (Print Publication: 2016).
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

The earliest clinical sign of esophageal atresia (EA) is excessive salivation and the diagnosis is made by failure to pass an infant feeding tube (IFT) into the stomach. The diagnostic errors may occur due to presence of an unusually long upper pouch, when the IFT seems to pass into the stomach. We describe one such case and review the relevant literature.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2226-0439
Volume :
5
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of neonatal surgery
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
26793598