An extremely rare abnormality of a double tracheoesophageal fistula without atresia of the esophagus; a case report and review of the literature.
Tracheoesophageal fistulas without atresia of the esophagus are rare abnormalities of the upper gastrointestinal tract with an incidence rate of between 1% and 5%. Even more infrequent are 2 tracheoesophageal fistulas without atresia of the esophagus. This case report illustrates the history of an infant with 2 tracheoesophageal fistulas. The corresponding literature was reviewed, and a diagnostic algorithm was described.
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany. Tobias.Schulte@uksh-kiel.de
Tobias
T
Schulte
Tobias
T
Ankermann
Andreas
A
Claas
Silvia
S
Engler
D000328:Adult; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome