
Esophageal Atresia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment
Mar 13, 2024 · What is esophageal atresia (EA)? Esophageal atresia is a birth defect (congenital malformation) that affects the way your baby’s esophagus develops. The esophagus is the …
Esophageal Atresia | Birth Defects | CDC
Nov 21, 2024 · In esophageal atresia, the esophagus has two separate sections—upper and lower—that do not connect. A baby with this condition is unable to pass food from the mouth to …
Esophageal atresia - Wikipedia
Esophageal atresia is a congenital medical condition (birth defect) that affects the alimentary tract. It causes the esophagus to end in a blind-ended pouch rather than connecting normally to the …
Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula (EA/TEF)
Esophageal atresia occurs when the esophagus forms in two separate segments (upper and lower) that don’t connect to each other. As a result, the baby cannot swallow, and food and …
Esophageal Atresia - Boston Children's Hospital
Esophageal atresia (EA) is a rare birth defect in which a baby is born without part of the esophagus (the tube that connects the mouth to the stomach). Instead of forming a tube …
Esophageal Atresia | UCSF Department of Surgery
Esophageal atresia is an abnormality, or birth defect, of the esophagus that occurs early in pregnancy, as the baby is developing. The esophagus forms in the first few months of fetal life …
Esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula - MedlinePlus
In esophageal atresia (EA), the upper esophagus does not connect (atresia) to the lower esophagus and stomach.
Esophageal Atresia - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Esophageal atresia is a rare, congenital (present at birth) disorder of the digestive system in which the esophagus, the tube that normally carries food from the mouth to the stomach, does not …
Esophageal atresia & tracheoesophageal fistula - Children's Minnesota
Tracheoesophageal fistula (TRAY-key-oh-ee-SOF-ah-GEE-all FIS-chu-la) and esophageal atresia (ee-SOF-ah-GEE-all ah-TREE-zha) are birth defects that affect parts of the upper digestive …
Esophageal Atresia - Pediatrics - MSD Manual Professional Edition
Esophageal Atresia - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the MSD Manuals - Medical Professional Version.