Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Identified on UGI Endoscopy in a Child with Esophageal Stricture

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Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Identified on UGI Endoscopy in a Child with Esophageal Stricture

Corresponding Author(s): Anuradha Rai
Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Raja Ram Kohli Marg, Geeta Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110031, India
anuradharai2@gmail.com
Rai A (2020).
This Article is distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Received	:	Sep 03, 2020
Accepted	:	Oct 26, 2020
Published Online	:	Nov 02, 2020
Journal	:	Annals of Gastroenterology and the Digestive System
Publisher	:	MedDocs Publishers LLC
Online edition	:	http://meddocsonline.org

Cite this article: Rai A. Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Identified on UGI Endoscopy in a child with Esophageal Stricture. Ann Gastroenterol Dig Syst. 2020; 3(1): 1025.

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Two month old male child presented at pediatric gastroenterology clinic of a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India with persistent cough with choking during feeding. He also had vomiting after feed. On upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, esophageal stricture was seen at 13 cm from incisor with evidence of Tracheo-esophageal fistula adjacent to stricture. He was referred to Pediatric surgery for surgical closure of fistula.

Teaching Point: Persistent cough with feeding needs UGI Endoscopy and UGI Endoscopy can identify Tracheo-esophageal fistula.

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Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Identified on UGI Endoscopy in a Child with Esophageal Stricture

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