title: Esophageal lung resection and prosthesis placement in a preterm neonate.
abstract: This report describes a successful outcome in a preterm baby with an esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula, who initially underwent a primary esophageal repair; but a persistent nonexpanding lung on the side of surgery led to further investigations. A further diagnosis of an esophageal lung resulted in pneumonectomy and prophylactic placement of an intra-thoracic prosthesis to prevent post-pneumonectomy syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a prophylactic placement of an intra-thoracic prosthesis in a neonate with the condition of esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula and associated esophageal lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Dammam, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Lalit
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parida
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Dammam, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Kamalesh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Dammam, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Hussah A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Buainain
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of Dammam, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Khalid U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Al-Umran
keywords: Esophageal lung; esophageal atresia; intra-thoracic prosthesis; post-pneumonectomy syndrome; tracheo-esophageal fistula
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