Objective: To longitudinally evaluate motor development and predictive factors in school-age children with oesophagealatresia.
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We describe here a newborn who developed a severe chylothorax after repair of an oesophagealatresia.
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Conclusions: Longer duration of anaesthesia and sustained attention problems were associated with gross motor problems in school-age patients with oesophagealatresia.
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They were born four months early and were both diagnosed with oesophagealatresia, a condition where the oesophagus does not connect to the stomach.
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Patients: Children with oesophagealatresia born between January 1999 and May 2006 were assessed at 5 and 8 years of age.