1. Congenital proximal tracheoesophageal fistula
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David L. Dudgeon, Morton M. Woolley, and Craig W. Morrison
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,General surgery ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Infant, Newborn ,Tracheoesophageal fistula ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Postoperative Complications ,Atresia ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,medicine ,Humans ,Pouch ,business ,Esophageal Atresia ,Tracheoesophageal Fistula - Abstract
Proximal pouch tracheoesophageal fistulas were discovered in 13 of 170 patients (7.7%) who had esophageal atresia and/or tracheoesophageal fistula. Approximately one-third of these were discovered preoperatively, one-third intraoperatively, and the remainder during the first 10 mo postoperatively. We feel that the incidence of this anomaly will be seen to be much higher than previously reported if surgeons specifically look for it.
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- 1972
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