title: [A rare form of congenital esophageal stenosis: abortive esophageal atresia (author's transl)].
abstract: This communication describes two new cases of esophageal malformation situated at the usual level of atresias. In these two stenosis, the superior segment overlapped the inferior segment a certain length, and the inferior segment adhered closely to the trachea. When recognized, this malformation responds well to instrumental dilatation.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004106:Dilatation; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000196:embryology; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000628:therapy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D006801:Humans; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities
vernacular_title: Une forme rare de sténose oesophagienne congénitale: l'atrésie manquée.