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Congenital tracheobiliary fistula

G A Tekant1, V T Joseph, S L Cheah

  • 1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|May 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary

Congenital tracheobiliary fistula, a rare condition, can cause severe aspiration pneumonia in newborns. Surgical intervention offers a successful outcome, even in complex cases with an absent common bile duct.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Neonatology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Congenital tracheobiliary fistula is a rare anomaly.
  • Absent common bile duct is a critical associated defect.
  • Aspiration pneumonia is a significant clinical presentation in neonates with this condition.