This Article  • References  • Full text PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Citing articles on HighWire  • Citing articles on Web of Science (9)  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Social Bookmarking   What's this?

SEYMOUR I. SCHWARTZ, M.D.

AMA Arch Surg. 1962;85(3):480-482.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text PDF and any section headings.

Esophageal obstruction in the newborn is most frequently related to an atretic segment, which is usually associated with a tracheo-esophageal fistula. Rarely, an intraluminal membrane serves as the etiologic factor for esophageal obstruction. The recent successful treatment of such a case prompted a review of the literature and this report.

Report of a Case

This infant was admitted to The Strong Memorial Hospital as a 1-day-old female with a diagnosis of esophageal atresia. She had been born 28 hours prior to admission. The pregnancy had been uncomplicated, and delivery was normal and spontaneous. The baby weighed 5 lb. 13 oz. (712 gm.) at birth, and a cleft palate had been noted. It is of interest that 5 of the 6 siblings of the patient had cleft palates. Another sibling died at age 2 weeks due to "intestinal obstruction." Both parents are well, and neither has cleft lip or palate.

On . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ROCHESTER, N.Y.

From the Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov. 29, 1961.

John and Mary R. Markle Scholar.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter     What's this?