#CBCLIPS Episode 20: Premature neonate with esophageal obstruction

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; The Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada. Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.

1. Case Presentation

  • A few hours old, 900 gm baby boy born at 26 wks gestation is transferred with a diagnosis of esophageal atresia after a difficult intubation and inability to pass a nasogastric tube. 
  • There is scant blood in the esophageal tube. 
  • 2 chest x-rays a few hours apart are shown below.

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2. Case Commentary

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