The respiratory distress in esophageal atresia is caused by aspiration usually of stomach acid through the lower pouch into the airways.

Feeding the baby orally prior to the diagnosis always results in severe aspiration pneumonia!


This x-ray shows the results of putting radiopaque dye into the gastrostomy, the dye has been refluxed up the lower esophageal pouch into the airways.

 

 




 

 

 

 

    

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