Akinobu Taketomi
Japan
Case Report
A Preoperative Diagnostic Challenge of a Long Overlapping Upper Pouch with Distal Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Author(s): Takafumi Kondo, Shohei Honda, Masashi Minato, Sorahiko Fujisawa, Hisayuki Miyagi, Kazutoshi Cho, Hisanori Minakami and Akinobu TaketomiTakafumi Kondo, Shohei Honda, Masashi Minato, Sorahiko Fujisawa, Hisayuki Miyagi, Kazutoshi Cho, Hisanori Minakami and Akinobu Taketomi
A wide spectrum of variations can occur in esophageal atresia because of the complexity of tracheoesophageal development. We herein described a 0-day-old boy with type IIIb6 esophageal atresia. Esophagography revealed a long overlapping upper pouch that was similar to esophageal stenosis. Gastrostomy is useful for the therapeutic diagnosis of such a case.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-0897.1000200