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Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula and/or Oesophageal Atresia

Background

Oesophageal Atresia (OA) and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula (TOF) are rare congenital conditions of the oesophagus (food pipe) and/or trachea (airway) that affect newborn babies.

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Medical text written December 2005 by Mr Bruce Jaffray, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

 

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