From January, 1951, to October, 1961, 61 cases of tracheoesophageal fistula were seen at the Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and ... children who had no esophageal atresia.

Esophageal atresia results from failure of the primitive ... 47 Postoperative complications develop more often in very premature and premature infants, with term infants having a higher survival ...

this low acidity is not likely to injure the lower esophageal mucosa. The most accurate method for detecting GER in preterm infants is MII, often combined with simultaneous pH sensoring.

“This new device provides a non-surgical option for doctors to treat esophageal atresia in babies born with this condition,” William Maisel, MD, acting director of the Office of Device ...

"Long-term exposure to reflux is a major risk factor for esophageal cancer. Therefore, those exposed to reflux early in life, such as preterm-born infants and children, may face a higher risk of ...

Chloe was born two weeks early with esophageal atresia ... Recognizing that Stech and moms of all premature babies at Nemours may need a helping hand with feeding during their baby's early ...

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a condition in which a baby’s food tube (esophagus) and stomach don’t connect because the tube didn’t form all the way before birth. This makes it impossible for your baby ...