ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2017
Respiratory problems in children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.
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- Diagnosis, Treatment, and Follow-Up of Tracheo/Bronchomalacia in Children: The Italian Multicenter Experience.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary coordination of care for children with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community · 2025Article
- Congenital and Iatrogenic Esophageal Diverticula in Infants and Children: A Case Series of Four Patients.Cureus · 2024Article
- Developing a core outcome set for the health outcomes for children and adults with congenital oesophageal atresia and/or tracheo-oesophageal fistula: OCELOT task group study protocol.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Article
- Persistent Tachypnoea in Early Infancy: A Clinical Perspective.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Expert group recommendation on inhaled mucoactive drugs in pediatric respiratory diseases: an Indian perspective.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Isoperistaltic gastric tube for long gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) in newborn, infants, and toddlers: a case-control study from a tertiary center.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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- Retrospective analysis of pneumothorax after repair of esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- Fiberoptic bronchoesophagoscopy-assisted evaluation and prognostic factor analysis in children with congenital esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2020Article
- Neonatal neuroblastoma presented with respiratory distress, a case report.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2019Article
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- Tracing the Pathway to Care: Pre-Hospital Delays and In-Hospital Morbidity in Children With Esophageal Atresia and Type-C Tracheoesophageal Fistula.Sage open pediatricsArticle
- Assessing the Feasibility of Predicting Intermediate Outcomes of Esophageal Atresia Using Okamoto Classification: A Prospective Study.Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChildren with congenital esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) have chronic respiratory symptoms including recurrent pneumonia, wheezing and persistent cough. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical findings of a large group of children with EA and TEF surgically corrected and the instrumental investigation to which they have undergone in order to better understand the patient's needs and harmonize the care.
methodsA retrospective data collection was performed on 105 children with EA and TEF followed at Department of Pediatric Medicine of Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital (Rome, Italy) between 2010 and 2015.
results69/105 (66%) children reported lower respiratory symptoms with a mean age onset of 2.2 ± 2.5 years and only 63/69 (91%) performed specialist assessment at Respiratory Unit. Recurrent pneumonia (33%) and wheezing (31%) were the most reported symptoms. The first respiratory evaluation was performed after surgically correction of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) at mean age of 3.9 ± 4.2 years. Twenty nine patients have undergone to chest CT with contrast enhancement detecting localized atelectasis (41%), residual tracheal diverticulum (34%), bronchiectasis (31%), tracheal vascular compression (21%), tracheomalacia (17%) and esophageal diverticulum (14%). Fifty three patients have undergone to airways endoscopy detecting tracheomalacia (66%), residual tracheal diverticulum (26%), recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula (19%) and vocal cord paralysis (11%).
conclusionsOur study confirms that respiratory symptoms often complicate EA and TEF; their persistence despite medical and surgical treatment of GER means that other etiological hypothesis must be examined and that a complete respiratory diagnostic work up must be considered.
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