Spontaneous oesophageal rupture with duodenal atresia in a newborn infant.
A newborn infant with spontaneous oesophageal rupture associated with duodenal atresia is described. The diagnosis was established by the pattern of hydropneumothorax on the chest x-ray film and by the aspiration of gastric juice by thoracocentesis. Necropsy showed a tear, which extended from the oesophagogastric junction to the upper portion of the stomach.
D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D007409:Intestinal Atresia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous