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| Year : 2009 | Volume
: 14
| Issue : 4 | Page : 224-225 |
Esophageal atresia with tracheo-esophageal fistula: Accidental transtracheal gastric intubation
NN Hombalkar1, Sara Dhanawade2, Priya Hombalkar1, Dhananjay Vaze1
1 Department of Surgery, Govt. Medical College, Miraj, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Pediatrics, Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical college, Wanlesswadi, Miraj, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Dhananjay Vaze
7, Jeet Society, Opp.Vanaz Engg Company, Paud Road, Pune 411 038
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0971-9261.59608
The diagnostic feature of esophageal atresia (EA) is the inability to pass a catheter into the stomach. EA can be ruled out if the feeding tube can be passed into the stomach. In EA, when a tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) is present, theoretically the feeding tube can find its way into the stomach via tracheal route and through the TEF. We report such a rare occurrence. In this situation, the diagnosis and further management of EA and TEF was delayed.
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