Appendiceal mass in a neonate after surgery for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: report of a case

Appendiceal mass in a neonate after surgery for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: report of a case

A 23-day-old girl presented with abdominal distension and vomiting. She had been previously operated on for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) when she was 2 days old. An immediate laparotomy revealed an appendiceal mass caused by perforated appendicitis. The occurrence of app...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2005-01, Vol.35 (1), p.80-81
Hauptverfasser: Karaman, Ayşe, Cavuşoğlu, Yusuf Hakan, Erdoğan, Derya, Karaman, Ibrahim, Cakmak, Ozden
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnosis
Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery
Appendectomy - methods
Appendicitis - pathology
Appendicitis - surgery
Esophageal Atresia - diagnosis
Esophageal Atresia - surgery
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Infant, Newborn
Laparotomy - methods
Risk Assessment
Tracheoesophageal Fistula - diagnosis
Tracheoesophageal Fistula - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:A 23-day-old girl presented with abdominal distension and vomiting. She had been previously operated on for esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) when she was 2 days old. An immediate laparotomy revealed an appendiceal mass caused by perforated appendicitis. The occurrence of appendicitis and an appendiceal mass is extremely rare in neonates and this may be the first such report in the world literature.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-004-2874-6