Congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a low birth weight infant

The cooccurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and oesophageal atresia with distal tracheo-oesophageal fistula is very rare and carries high mortality. Very few anecdotal case reports and one case series have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a late preterm, low birth weight...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ case reports 2013-08, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013200014
Hauptverfasser: Abdul Haium, Abdul Alim, Sim, Siam Wee, Ong, Lin Yin, Rajadurai, Victor Samuel
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Zusammenfassung:The cooccurrence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and oesophageal atresia with distal tracheo-oesophageal fistula is very rare and carries high mortality. Very few anecdotal case reports and one case series have been reported in the literature. We report a case of a late preterm, low birth weight infant with this rare association who was successfully managed by staged surgical approach and had good outcome.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-200014