Trauma, Preparedness, Nigeria

Abstract

A 5-day-old boy who was referred from University of Benin Teaching Hospital to the University College Hospital Ibadan with features of oesophageal atresia which was confirmed by barium swallow study. He had successful surgical anastomosis of the proximal and distal oesophageal loops with resection of the tracheo-oesophageal fistula. The literature has been reviewed.

Sahel Medical Journal Vol. 10 (3) 2007: pp. 130-104