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Congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula

“H” or “N” fistula

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At the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, 28 patients with a congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula were seen during a 38-year period, representing 5.2% of all babies seen with oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Diagnostic delay occurred frequently because of failure to appreciate the significance of the clinical picture. There was variation in the level of the fistula; the basic pattern of investigation and management is now quite uniform.

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Myers, N.A., Egami, K. Congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula. Pediatr Surg Int 2, 198–211 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00179572

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