Surgical treatment of esophageal atresia with lower tracheoesophageal fistula in an extremely preterm infant (510 g, 25 + 5 weeks): a case report

Surgical treatment of esophageal atresia with lower tracheoesophageal fistula in an extremely preterm infant (510 g, 25 + 5 weeks): a case report

Abstract Background The surgical management of esophageal atresia in extreme-low-birth-weight infants (< 1000 g) is challenging. We report on an extreme-low-birth-weight infant who was extremely preterm (510 g, 25 + 5 weeks) and of prenatally unknown Gross type C esophageal atresia. Case presenta...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Feng, Ulrich Thomé, Holger Stepan, Martin Lacher, Richard Wagner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Extremely low birth weight
Extremely preterm
Thoracoscopic repair
Case report
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02951-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02951-x

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