Surgical treatment of esophageal atresia with lower tracheoesophageal fistula in an extremely preterm infant (510 g, 25 + 5 weeks): a case report

Xiaoyan Feng; Ulrich Thomé; Holger Stepan; Martin Lacher; Richard Wagner

doi:10.1186/s13256-021-02951-x

Journal of Medical Case Reports (Jul 2021)

Surgical treatment of esophageal atresia with lower tracheoesophageal fistula in an extremely preterm infant (510 g, 25 + 5 weeks): a case report

Xiaoyan Feng,
Ulrich Thomé,
Holger Stepan,
Martin Lacher,
Richard Wagner

Affiliations

Xiaoyan Feng: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig
Ulrich Thomé: Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig
Holger Stepan: Department of Obstetrics, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig
Martin Lacher: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig
Richard Wagner: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, University of Leipzig

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-02951-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 1 – 4

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Abstract Background The surgical management of esophageal atresia in extreme-low-birth-weight infants ( 2.5 kg) is a good strategy for esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula in extreme-low-birth-weight infants.

Published in Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947 (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com/

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