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Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula and/or Oesophageal Atresia

How is it treated?

Babies with TOF/OA require intensive neo-natal care prior to corrective surgery, usually within days of being born. Some children have to undergo additional surgical interventions later on in life.

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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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