Diseases

Esophageal Atresia

Congenital abnormality characterized by the lack of full development of the ESOPHAGUS that commonly occurs with TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA. Symptoms include excessive SALIVATION; GAGGING; CYANOSIS; and DYSPNEA.

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Congenital abnormality characterized by the lack of full development of the ESOPHAGUS that commonly occurs with TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA. Symptoms include excessive SALIVATION; GAGGING; CYANOSIS; and DYSPNEA.

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3 entry terms
  • Atresia, Esophageal
  • Atresias, Esophageal
  • Esophageal Atresias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  1. C06w.198.330w
  2. C06w.405w.117w.260w
  3. C16w.131w.314.330w

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WI 255

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Esophageal Atresia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004933. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004933
  2. Esophageal Atresia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esophageal_atresia
  3. Esophageal Atresia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q298233