Congenital esophageal anomaly with or without tracheoesophageal fistula was rare congenital disease.
We experienced 6 cases of congenital esophageal atresia, with tracheoesophageal fistula (5 cases) and one esophageal atresia without fistula, were treated in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital,
Hallym
university, from May, 1992 to July, 1994.
The type of four case were upper blind pouch and lower tracheo or broncho esophageal fistula and one case H-type fistula with no esophageal atresia, and the one case was esophageal atresia without fistula. We performed modified Haight's method,
one
case
was primary closure with feeding gastrostomy and stomach interposition. Three were died due to respiratory failure on 7 and 9th postoperative days. Three were recovered uneventfully.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;28:637-9)
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