Successful Management of a Child with Bronchoesophageal Fistula Associated with Other Anomalies

B V Raghunath; Kavya Angadi; A V Gurudutt; Nidhi Srinivas; L Manjunath; S D Madhu

doi:10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_79_23

Successful Management of a Child with Bronchoesophageal Fistula Associated with Other Anomalies

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2023 Nov-Dec;28(6):523-525. doi: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_79_23. Epub 2023 Nov 2.

Authors

B V Raghunath¹, Kavya Angadi², A V Gurudutt³, Nidhi Srinivas⁴, L Manjunath⁵, S D Madhu⁶

Affiliations

¹ Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Rangadore Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
² Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Rangadore Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
³ Consultant and Chief Paediatric Intensivist, Rangadore Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
⁴ Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Rangadore Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
⁵ Fellow in Paediatric Intensive Care, Rangadore Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
⁶ Consultant Chief Radiologist Rangadore Memorial Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Abstract

Bronchoesophageal fistulas (BEFs) are rare malformations characterized by abnormal communication between the bronchus and the esophagus. Herein, we report a successful management of a child with BEF discovered as an intraoperative surprise and associated with the short gut, annular pancreas, and disorder of intestinal fixation.

Keywords: Annular pancreas; bronchoesophageal fistula; respiratory distress; short gut.

Publication types

Case Reports