Virtual Bronchoscopy – An emerging tool to diagnose ‘H’ type Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
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Most of the pediatric surgical conditions or major congenital malformations are diagnosed on spot or with simple radiological imaging just like Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF), e.g., Inability to pass NG tube with coiling of NG tube on chest X-ray. But a few of them are still challenging to diagnose, just like ‘H’ type TEF because of delayed presentation as well as absent classical symptoms. (1) And even in today’s era where radiological accuracy has reached to a new level, this diagnosis is missed many times and only confirmed on table. Here we are reporting a case of ‘H’ type TEF, a 17 days old male child, whom we diagnosed on single attempt with virtual bronchoscopy.
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