[tri-med] FYI - Oesophageal atresia

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http://www.harcourt-international.com/journals/cupe/previous.cfm?art=cupe.20
01.0187
Current Paediatrics

Tables of Contents and Abstracts Online

Issue Contents
Oesophageal atresia

L. Spitz

p 281-285, Volume 11, Number 4, August 2001

Abstract


Although the overall survival rate for infants with oesophageal atresia now
exceeds 90%, the condition continues to be responsible for significant
morbidity, mainly as a consequence of associated congenital anomalies of
which cardiac malformations (29%) are most prominent. A recently revised
risk classification comprising very low birth weight (<1500 g) and/or major
cardiac defects more accurately predicts survival in the modern era. Early
complications following repair include anastomotic leaks, strictures and
recurrent fistula, while late complications comprise tracheomalacia causing
acute life-threatening attacks, gastrooesophageal reflux, and respiratory
and oesophageal motility disorders. Copyright 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.



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