title: H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula with congenital oesophageal stenosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Wessex Regional Centre for Paediatric Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: K A R
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hutton
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spitz
mesh_terms: D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*