title: Tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia with absent external ear: a unusual association.
abstract: Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF with EA) is a common disease which is associated with many other congenital abnormalities. The most common association is with VACTERL syndrome.. Various types of ear malformations have been reported in CHARGE syndrome associated with EA and TEF. However, absence of external ear has not been described which is being reported in this article. We could not found this association even on extensive search of literature.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Surgery, IMS, BHU, Varanasi India.
authors.forename: Vijai D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Upadhyaya
authors.forename: Ajay N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay
authors.forename: Punit K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Zaheer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hasan
authors.forename: Shiv P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sharma
keywords: Absent pinna; Ear deformity; Esophageal atresia; Tracheoesophageal fistula
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