TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal Atresia A1 - Barrie, Jamie A1 - Jivan, Kuntal A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. PY - 2016 T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - Esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) are often association with other anomalies. The most common congenital abnormality is the VACTERL association (vertebral defects, imperforate anus, cardiac defects, TE fistula, radial aplasia, limb anomalies). A thorough evaluation for these additional defects, especially cardiac, should be undertaken in these infants. The severity of illness can be mild (e.g., feeding difficulties in a full-term neonate with no respiratory distress), but some patients are critically ill. Severe respiratory failure can result from continuous aspiration of gastric contents via the distal TEF, exacerbated by respiratory distress syndrome as well as massive abdominal distention from filling of the stomach with gas from the TEF. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135742431 ER -