… Oesophageal atresia (EA) is a congenital abnormality of the oesophagus that is caused by
… EA commonly occurs with a tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TEF). Associated birth defects or …

… The motility of the oesophagus is always affected in oesophageal atresia. The disordered
peristalsis more commonly involves the distal oesophageal segment. Whether the motility …

The successful operative management of oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal
atresia has been available for approximately 70 years. During this time neonatal intensive care …

… had oesophageal atresia without tracheooesophageal fistula, of … oesophageal atresia
accompanied by tracheo-oesophageal … H type tracheo-oesophageal fistulas had other anomalies. …

… only 3 babies born with oesophageal atresia had survived, … and in the management of
oesophageal atresia in particular. … of oesophageal atresia and/or trachecooesophageal fistula has …

… outcomes of oesophageal atresia (OA) in a national paediatric surgical centre. … A review
of the hospital records of all patients who underwent repair of oesophageal atresia (OA) in our …

… point: atresia of the proximal esophagus is not part of the initial malformation. Both theories
suggest that the atretic esophagus is a result … Oesophageal atresia and associated anomalies …

… isolated oesophageal atresia is defined as oesophageal atresia … of oesophageal atresia
cases with tracheo-oesophageal fistula in the total population of cases with oesophageal atresia …

… being oesophageal atresia with a distal tracheo-oesophageal fistula — … atresia of the
oesophagus; with the majority of infants exhibiting a connection or fistula between the oesophagus …

PURPOSE: The Spitz classification of oesophageal atresia (OA) based on the birth weight
and the presence of a major cardiac anomaly was proposed 1994. Advances in neonatal care …