Oropharyngeal atresia in a preterm infant: A case report and review of the literature
| Autor: | T.J. O-Lee, Ashima Madan, Henry C. Lee, Peter J. Koltai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Buccopharyngeal membrane
congenital hereditary and neonatal diseases and abnormalities Polyhydramnios medicine.medical_specialty Oropharynx Prenatal ultrasound Pregnancy Prenatal Diagnosis medicine Humans Abnormalities Multiple Esophageal Atresia Respiratory Distress Syndrome Newborn Respiratory distress Obstetrics business.industry Infant Newborn General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Trachea Otorhinolaryngology Absent stomach Atresia Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Infant Premature |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 71:1485-1489 |
| ISSN: | 0165-5876 |
| Popis: | Oropharyngeal atresia is a rare and often fatal condition that presents soon after birth with severe respiratory distress. We present a case of a premature infant who initially was suspected to have tracheo-esophageal atresia due to prenatal ultrasound findings of polyhydramnios and absent stomach bubble, but was found instead to have oropharyngeal atresia and a complete persistent buccopharyngeal membrane. This case is the first described in which the patient was successfully intubated through a small slit in the persistent membrane. |
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