A unique presentation of a standard type C esophageal atresia in a very low-birth-weight neonate.
Neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula usually present with inability to swallow immediately after birth often associated with respiratory distress. This is an unusual presentation of a very low-birth-weight neonate with a type C tracheoesophageal fistula that was fed for the first 4 days of life through an unintentional tracheogastric tube without incident.
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8M5.
Gabrielle
G
Gauvin
Kyle N
KN
Cowan
Marcos
M
Bettolli
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis*