Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study in Diagnostics of H-Type Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Children

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study in Diagnostics of H-Type Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Children Via ear nose throat Ear Nose Throat J. 2021 Jun 30:1455613211021580. doi: 10.1177/01455613211021580. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Esophageal atresia remains one of the most challenging congenital anomalies of the newborn. It can occur with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), and to date, there are still no universally recommended diagnostic procedures. The so-called H-type TEF is that without esophageal atresia, and its prevalence is lower than 5% of all TEFs. We present a case repor t of a newborn with regurgitation, vomiting, feeding problems, dyspnea, and repeated aspiration bronchopneumonia. A wide range of diagnostics procedures had been performed with negative results until we used videofluoroscopy, which revealed the H-type TEF and allowed appropriate treatment of the patient. PMID:34189975 | DOI:10.1177/01455613211021580 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.