title: Oropharyngeal atresia in a preterm infant: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Oropharyngeal atresia is a rare and often fatal condition that presents soon after birth with severe respiratory distress. We present a case of a premature infant who initially was suspected to have tracheo-esophageal atresia due to prenatal ultrasound findings of polyhydramnios and absent stomach bubble, but was found instead to have oropharyngeal atresia and a complete persistent buccopharyngeal membrane. This case is the first described in which the patient was successfully intubated through a small slit in the persistent membrane.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. hclee@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Henry Chong
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: O-Lee
authors.forename: Ashima
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koltai
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery