Tracheoesophageal fistula

Case contributed by rebecca Spendiff , 19 Sep 2019
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Ayla Al Kabbani, 16 Nov 2019

Updates to Case Attributes

Status changed from pending review to published (public).
Published At was set to .
Age changed from 12 day old to 12 days.
Presentation was changed:
12 day old infant splutteringSpluttering on feeds and; admitted with respiratory distress and SVT following feed.

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Supine WSCwater-soluble contrast swallow via a sterile bottle.

NG tube had been passed on the ward with ease. NG tube is appropriately sited.

There was immediate opacification of the oesophagus. On distension, a connection is seen at the level of C7/ T1 to the trachea. There is immediate opacification of the trachea and bronchi with contrast extending into the right upper lobe. 

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