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. 2025 Dec 1;66(12):692-693.
doi: 10.4103/singaporemedj.SMJ-2021-400. Epub 2024 Sep 24.

A rare case of membranous oesophageal atresia

Mohamad Ikhwan Rahizan  1 , Nurdaliza Badarudin, John Emmanuel Fernandez, Mohamad Firdaus Madzlan, Chai Hoon Soh, Muhamad Asyraf Azmi
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A rare case of membranous oesophageal atresia

Mohamad Ikhwan Rahizan et al. Singapore Med J. .
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Figure 1
Radiograph shows a coiling orogastric tube at the T10 level.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Oesophagogram shows the proximal oesophageal end at the gastroesophageal junction with no demonstrated fistula.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative image of fibromuscular web which was excised, and the catheter was visualised upon excision of this membrane.
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