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Case Reports
. 2021 Mar 22;14(3):e239696.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-239696.

Successful primary repair of oesophageal atresia and distal tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a 525 g neonate, the smallest reported in literature

Rashmi Roshan Singh  1 , Michael Hird  2 , Ashwini Joshi  3
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Successful primary repair of oesophageal atresia and distal tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a 525 g neonate, the smallest reported in literature

Rashmi Roshan Singh et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Advances in neonatal intensive care have meant improved survival of the extremely low birth weight neonate. We report the successful primary repair of a preterm neonate born with an oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula with a birth weight of just 525 g, on day 1 of life, the smallest survivor so far reported in the literature, now followed up for 5 years.

Keywords: congenital disorders; neonatal and paediatric intensive care; paediatric surgery.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative (left) and postoperative (right) X-rays demonstrating oesophageal atresia with tracheo-oesophageal fistula (left) and naso-gastric tube postoperatively through the anastomosis into the stomach (right).
Figure 2
Figure 2
As a neonate in the incubator postoperatively. TAT, transanastomotic tube.
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