H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula with congenital oesophageal stenosis.
H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula (H-TOF) and congenital oesophageal stenosis (COS) are both rare anomalies. Only six cases of H-TOF in association with COS have been described in the literature. Characteristically, diagnosis is delayed, often well beyond the neonatal period. We report a patient who was accurately diagnosed on day 12 of life, and outline several of the key clinical dilemmas encountered in managing a neonate with this combination of rare congenital anomalies.
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Wessex Regional Centre for Paediatric Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
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D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*