Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Oesophageal atresia (OA) is a congenital blind-ending oesophageal pouch; tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) is an abnormal trachea-oesophagus communication. They frequently coexist and represent a neonatal surgical emergency.
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