Diagnosis of Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Is There a Need for Gastrointestinal Contrast?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 852-

  McDuffie, Lucas A ^a   Wakeman, Derek ^a   Warner, Brad W ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIATRIZOATE; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; ATRETIC ESOPHAGEAL POUCH; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL PNEUMONITIS; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ANASTOMOSIS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SALIVATION; SCREENING; SOLITARY KIDNEY; TRACHEOBRONCHOGRAM; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

DIATRIZOATE MEGLUMINE; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA;

EID: 77950518295     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.10.030     Document Type: Article

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