Utility of esophageal scintigraphy in congenital "H" type tracheoesofagea fistula

We present the case of 15 day old female baby, with respiratory insufficiency, asphyxia and cyanosis when fed. She was diagnosed by ultrasound of intraauricular communication ostium secundum type. Passage of the contrast to the right respiratory tract but without localization of the fistula was obse...

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Published inRevista española de medicina nuclear Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 279
Main Authors Gil Martínez, E M, Ponce Herrera, C, Acevedo Báñez, I, Ruiz Franco-Baux, J V
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.07.2004
Subjects
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Radionuclide Imaging
Tracheoesophageal Fistula - classification
Tracheoesophageal Fistula - congenital
Tracheoesophageal Fistula - diagnostic imaging
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Summary:We present the case of 15 day old female baby, with respiratory insufficiency, asphyxia and cyanosis when fed. She was diagnosed by ultrasound of intraauricular communication ostium secundum type. Passage of the contrast to the right respiratory tract but without localization of the fistula was observed in the esophagogastric contrast study. We performed esophageal scintigraphy that showed the passage of the isotope to both lungs, showing "H" type tracheoesophageal fistula. We review the bibliography on this special kind of disease.
ISSN:0212-6982