Tracheoesophageal fistula (H-type) in neonates with imperforate anus and the VATER association.

Abstract	We report three patients with imperforate anus and other stigmata of the VATER syndrome who were diagnosed as having tracheoesophageal (TE) fistula, H-type, with intact esophagus. The fistula was diagnosed in two of the three patients only after recurrent respiratory infections.
Authors	Jack O Haller, Walter E Berdon, Terry L Levin, Krishna V Iyer
Journal	Pediatric radiology (Pediatr Radiol) Vol. 34 Issue 1 Pg. 83-5 (Jan 2004) ISSN: 0301-0449 [Print] Germany
PMID	14504842 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Topics	Abnormalities, Multiple Anus, Imperforate (complications) Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male Radiography Recurrence Respiratory Tract Infections (etiology) Tracheoesophageal Fistula (complications, congenital, diagnostic imaging)

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