Esophageal Atresia: Migration of the gastrostomy tube into the bronchus

Esophageal Atresia: Migration of the gastrostomy tube into the bronchus

A 2-day-old baby boy, 38 weeks gestation, weight 2000 g was brought due to hypersalivation and imperforate anus with gasless abdomen on plain X-ray. He underwent a gastrostomy tube insertion and colostomy. In contrast study of the stomach, on the 5th postoperative day, the dye spilled into the trach...

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Main Authors: Hosseini Seyed Mohammad, Banani Seyed, Sabet Babak, Zeraatian Sam, Razmi Tannaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
Esophageal atresia
gasless abdomen
gastrostomy tube
surgical complication
Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2008;volume=13;issue=3;spage=118;epage=119;aulast=Hosseini

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