Tracheal Trifurcation Associated With Esophageal Atresia

We report a newborn with esophageal atresia (EA) in whom right tracheal bronchus (TB) and a tracheal diverticulum were identified intra-operatively. The right TB was further confirmed on MRI scan performed post-operatively. Such a tracheal trifurcation associated with EA has not been reported hither...

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Autor principal: Sarin, Yogesh Kumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: EL-MED-Pub 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3417993/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22953257
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Sumario:We report a newborn with esophageal atresia (EA) in whom right tracheal bronchus (TB) and a tracheal diverticulum were identified intra-operatively. The right TB was further confirmed on MRI scan performed post-operatively. Such a tracheal trifurcation associated with EA has not been reported hitherto from Indian subcontinent.

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