The History of Oesophageal Atresia and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula — 1670–1984

Myers, N. A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-70825-1_12

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“…Esophageal atresia (EA) is a complex congenital condition characterized by absence of the normal continuity of the esophagus and occurring with a frequency of 1 in 3500 live births [1][2][3]. Although commonly associated with a tracheal fistula, in approximately 7% of cases, there is no communication with the trachea [3,4].…”

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“…In many of these patients, esophageal replacement will be required. Despite the advances made in surgical and neonatal care, there remains considerable debate over the optimal approach when the patient has a "long gap" [1,[9][10][11][12][13]. Variation in or absence of a definition of "long gap," evolution in surgical techniques over time, and reporting bias all contribute to make evaluation of the literature a convoluted process [11,12,14,15].…”

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Surgical outcomes of esophageal atresia without fistula for 24 years at a single institution

Holland

Ron

Pierro

et al. 2009

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

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Surgical outcomes of esophageal atresia without fistula for 24 years at a single institution

Holland

Ron

Pierro

et al. 2009

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

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“…[1,8,13]. Aected infants in conjoined twins [22], with a parasitic twin [24], and in triplet pregnancies [13,27] have also been reported. The more frequent occurrence of OA in multiple pregnancies is unrelated to the infant's identical or non-identical status.…”

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Oesophageal atresia in twins

Orford

Glasson

Beasley

et al. 2000

Pediatric Surgery International

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The twin incidence is higher in infants with oesophageal atresia (OA) than in the general population. The purpose of this study was to review the twin OA information from five institutions and evaluate possible links between the development of OA and the twinning process. Data were compared, combined, and analysed. There was a total of 1,215 infants with OA, of whom 50 were from a twin pregnancy and 1 from a triplet pregnancy. Two sets of twins were concordant for OA. Mean birth weights and gestational ages were lower in the twin infants (P < 0.0005) and survival was lower in twins (65%, P < 0.005) than singletons. The anatomical variant of pure OA without fistula was seen in proportionally fewer twins (4%) than in singletons (7%). Multiple anomalies were present in 40% of twins compared with 33% of singletons, although this did not reach statistical significance. OA in our multicentre population was more common in twins. Several possible mechanisms are put forward to explain the apparent link between twinning and OA. Further analysis of this aspect of OA may aid in understanding the aetiology of this congenital anomaly.

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“…A variety of corrective operations has been used including the extrapleural, retropleural, and transpleural approaches with single-or double-layer esophageal anastomosis, and end-to-end and end-to-side anastomoses [2][3][4][5]. With advanced surgical techniques, lower postoperative complications and morbidity have been achieved [6,7].…”

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