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Case Report of Neonatal Bronchoesophageal Fistula With Esophageal Atresia
Sara Izzo1, Carl Yuan-Feng Lo2, Sheldon Stohl2,3
1From the Department of Anesthesiology, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona.
Abstract:
We report a rare case of congenital esophageal atresia (EA) associated with bronchoesophageal fistula (BEF) identified intraoperatively in a neonate initially presumed to have tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Intraoperative fiberoptic bronchoscopy facilitated the localization and confirmation of the fistula prior to surgical ligation. The BEF was ligated via open thoracotomy. Esophageal repair was deferred due to a long gap between proximal and distal esophagus pouches. This case underscores the importance of comprehensive airway evaluation in neonates with suspected TEF/EA.
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