Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula without atresia: an incidental finding.
A four-year-old boy who had a long history of upper respiratory tract infections and growth retardation was admitted because of recurrent abdominal pain. During upper gastrointestinal series to search for a gastric or duodenal ulcer, the examiner noticed a minute amount of contrast medium within the trachea. Repeat esophagography on an angiographic table led to the correct diagnosis of a congenital H-type fistula. The patient did not have the classical symptoms of a history of choking and cyanosis after feeding during infancy or recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. The only finding consistent with a fistula was growth retardation, and the diagnosis was established incidentally during a work-up for abdominal pain.
Oğuzkurt
L
L
Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
Balkanci
F
F
Ariyürek
M
M
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging