{"id":1899,"date":"2024-12-10T13:39:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T13:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drmohamedelbarbary.com\/uncategorized\/esophageal-atresia-surgery-for-infants\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:43:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:43:37","slug":"esophageal-atresia-surgery-for-infants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drmohamedelbarbary.com\/en\/services\/esophageal-atresia-surgery-for-infants\/","title":{"rendered":"Esophageal atresia surgery for infants"},"content":{"rendered":"

[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]Esophageal atresia in infants and newborns is a rare birth anomaly affecting one in every 4,000 babies. This is diagnosed when the esophagus which connects the mouth to the stomach is divided into two separate parts instead of one. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hence, the food does not pass naturally from the mouth to the stomach in the affected child, and they must undergo surgery to repair this defect. In this article, we discuss the surgery of such a case in details.<\/p>\n

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How does esophageal atresia for infants get treated?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The esophagus and trachea are formed as a single tube during the early embryonic stages, then separate so that each part grows independently. For unspecified reasons, the esophagus may develop as two separate tubes: <\/span><\/p>\n