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Newly discovered variant of oesophageal atresia: 'Type Y'
- Source :
- BMJ Case Rep
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Multiple variations of oesophageal atresia (OA) have been described. We present two cases of a new variant of OA (‘Type Y’) where the fistula enters the trachea in a Y-shaped configuration. Awareness of this is important. Bronchoscopy will reveal a single fistula opening and therefore there will initially be no suspicion of anatomical variation. It may be that only one bifurcation of the ‘Y’ fistula is patent which poses a risk of incomplete fistula closure.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Paediatric surgery
Unusual Presentation of More Common Disease/Injury
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Fistula
Infant, Newborn
General Medicine
New variant
medicine.disease
Surgery
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Bronchoscopy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Atresia
MULTIPLE VARIATIONS
medicine
Humans
Female
Incomplete fistula
business
Esophageal Atresia
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1757790X
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ case reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ff782ea0040017b3bfddaed54d35d0ae