Sanal Murat, Haeussler Beatrice, Tabarelli Walther, Maurer Kathrin, Sergi Consolato, Hager Josef
Department of Pediatric Surgery of the University Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Aug;42(8):E1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.05.010.
Isolated esophageal atresia is characterized by a long segment between the 2 esophageal pouches. This article presents a case of pure esophageal atresia with a 1-cm-long segment at the midportion without discontinuity that resembled the subtype II3 according to the Kluth atlas. Resection of the atretic segment and primary anastomosis were performed successfully.