Tracheoesophageal fistula
Gastroenterology
Presents
polyhydramnios if OAtresia (ie not H type)
if OA
- quickly develop excessive secretions, choking, respiratory distress, inability to feed
if A/B no air in stomach
E (H) - type
- mildmod resp distress with feeding
- recurrent pneumonia
Ix NG and CXR shows NG curled in oesophageal pouch
Types:
A: Atresia no TOF (still called a TOF!) (8%)
B: A with prox TOF (1%)
C: A with dist TOF (84%)
D: A with both TOF (3%)
E: TOF no atresia (E type also called H type given shape) (4%)
Associations: VACTERL
Vertebral defects
Anal atresia,
Cardiac defects
Tracheo-Esophageal fistula
Renal anomalies
Limb abnormalities
Presents
polyhydramnios if OAtresia (ie not H type)
if OA
- quickly develop excessive secretions, choking, respiratory distress, inability to feed
if A/B no air in stomach
E (H) - type
- mildmod resp distress with feeding
- recurrent pneumonia
Ix NG and CXR shows NG curled in oesophageal pouch
Types:
A: Atresia no TOF (still called a TOF!) (8%)
B: A with prox TOF (1%)
C: A with dist TOF (84%)
D: A with both TOF (3%)
E: TOF no atresia (E type also called H type given shape) (4%)
Associations: VACTERL
Vertebral defects
Anal atresia,
Cardiac defects
Tracheo-Esophageal fistula
Renal anomalies
Limb abnormalities