A 5-month-old boy with a VACTERL syndrome underwent cardiac surgery for correction of a
common arterial trunk and closure of an atrial septal defect. A prominent Eustachian valve …

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate contemporary patterns of presentation and
outcome in newborns with esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula …

The prevalence of LSVC among our patients with EA/TEF was 15%, which is much higher
(30-to 50-fold) compared with the reported prevalence of LSVC in the general population …

VACTERL/VATER association is typically defined by the presence of at least three of the
following congenital malformations: vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheo …

The gap between the pouches has a direct bearing on the tension at the anastomosis that
ultimately determines the anastomotic leak in esophageal atresia with or without …

Sir: Drs. Anlar and Ayabakan published a case of transposition of the external genitalia,
associated with bilateral polycystic kidneys and a congenital heart defect [1]. We observed a …

VACTERL is a condition that includes various anatomic anomalies including vertebral,
cardiac, tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), renal, and limb defects. TEF can be found in up to …

Background: After the introduction of term VATER for the association of anomalies of
vertebra, anorectum, tracheoesophageal, and renal systems by Quan and Smith in 1973 …

VACTERL association is typically defined by the presence of at least three of the congenital
malformations that make up the term including: vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac …

We present a rare case of simultaneous esophageal and tracheal atresia with trachea-
esophageal fistula in a premature infant with VACTERL association. Although multiple …