Oropharyngeal atresia in a preterm infant: A case report and review of the literature

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1485-1489

  Lee, Henry Chong ^a   O Lee, T J ^a   Madan, Ashima ^a   Koltai, Peter ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buccopharyngeal membrane; Oropharyngeal atresia; Polyhydramnios

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; ETIRACETAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRESIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; INFANT; LARYNGOSCOPY; OROPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX ATRESIA; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOCOLYSIS; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; OROPHARYNX; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; TRACHEA;

EID: 34547134743     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

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