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Primary anastomosis in esophageal atresia type I without a gap

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This paper reports the case of an infant born with type I esophageal atresia (EA) associated with duodenal atresia (DA). The critical condition of the patient necessitated an exploratory laparotomy, which revealed severe dilatation of the stomach and duodenum. The routine procedure for repairing type I EA is a delayed primary anastomosis after 10 weeks of age because of the long gap between the two esophageal segments. In our case, due to the concomitant DA, the lower pouch was long enough to allow primary neonatal anastomosis. A radiograph taken with a Hegar dilator in the lower segment via the gastrostomy confirmed this suspicion, and the baby underwent a thoracotomy and primary anastomosis between the esophageal pouches. The authors propose the possibility of primary esophageal anastomosis in similar cases.

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Accepted: 6 August 1998

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Karmarkar, S., Martucciello, G., Repetto, P. et al. Primary anastomosis in esophageal atresia type I without a gap. Pediatr Surg Int 15, 376–377 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050602

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