Mechanisms of gastric distention in esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula.
This paper explains how the chest of the crying infant with the common form of esophageal atresia is a pump for ventilating the distal esophagus and inflating the stomach. Esophageal inflation from the trachea occurs during inspiration and esophageal deflation into the stomach during cry.
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Milton Danze Head and Neck Rehabilitation Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
D003448:Crying; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D013270:Stomach / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*