Meanings of oesophageal atresia in English

Objective: To longitudinally evaluate motor development and predictive factors in school-age children with oesophageal atresia.

We describe here a newborn who developed a severe chylothorax after repair of an oesophageal atresia.

Conclusions: Longer duration of anaesthesia and sustained attention problems were associated with gross motor problems in school-age patients with oesophageal atresia.

They were born four months early and were both diagnosed with oesophageal atresia, a condition where the oesophagus does not connect to the stomach.

Patients: Children with oesophageal atresia born between January 1999 and May 2006 were assessed at 5 and 8 years of age.