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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with esophageal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, and truncus arteriosus in a premature newborn.

Cunát V, Stranák Z, Pýcha K, Tláskal T, Melichar J, Miletín J, Janota J, Kucera J, Velebil P

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Podolské nábrezí 157, Praha 4, Prague 14710, Czech Republic. je-tento@volny.cz

The occurrence of coexisting congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and esophageal atresia (EA) with distal tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is extremely rare and is considered highly lethal. The combination of CDH with EA/TEF and truncus arteriosus communis (TAC) has not been reported in the literature to date. The authors describe a premature neonate with this association.

Published 19 October 2005 in Pediatr Surg Int, 21(8): 684-6.
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