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Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula and/or Oesophageal Atresia

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis

Inheritance patterns
None in the majority of cases.

Prenatal diagnosis
Maternal polyhydramnios (excessive quantity of amniotic fluid) may indicate the presence of oesophageal atresia especially if accompanied by a small or absent stomach in the developing fetus.

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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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