Esophageal atresia (classification)

Esophageal atresia is closely related to tracheo-esophageal fistula and can be divided into:

• type A: isolated esophageal atresia (8%)
• type B: proximal fistula with distal atresia (1%)
• type C: proximal atresia with distal fistula (85%)
• type D: double fistula with intervening atresia (1%)
• type E: isolated fistula (H-type) (4%)

Siehe auch:

• Ösophagusatresie
• ösophagotracheale Fistel
• Einteilung der Ösophagusatresie nach Vogt

und weiter:

• congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula
• esophageal atresia with H-type tracheo-esophageal fistula
• laryngotracheoösophageale Spalten
• H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula with no atresia