title: Congenital H-type fistula: delayed diagnosis in a preterm infant.
abstract: H-type tracheoesophageal fistula is a rare congenital condition. Its rarity and concurrent problems, such as respiratory distress, may delay its detection. We report delay in the diagnosis in a preterm small-for-gestational-age baby who showed symptoms of apnea and recurrent pneumonia, even when she was being fed by orogastric tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baskent University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Hospital, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarcan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gürakan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arda
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boybat
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction; D003371:Cough; D003490:Cyanosis; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging