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H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula with congenital oesophageal stenosis

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H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula (H-TOF) and congenital oesophageal stenosis (COS) are both rare anomalies. Only six cases of H-TOF in association with COS have been described in the literature. Characteristically, diagnosis is delayed, often well beyond the neonatal period. We report a patient who was accurately diagnosed on day 12 of life, and outline several of the key clinical dilemmas encountered in managing a neonate with this combination of rare congenital anomalies.

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  1. Wessex Regional Centre for Paediatric Surgery, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK

    R Babu

  2. Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XW, Wales, UK

    KAR Hutton

  3. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, WC1N 1EH, UK

    L Spitz

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Babu, R., Hutton, K. & Spitz, L. H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula with congenital oesophageal stenosis. Ped Surgery Int 21, 386–387 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-004-1343-z

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