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Case #2 -
A newborn with excessive drooling

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
2.) What do you expect to see on a plain X-ray in this child?

On a plain film, the orogastric tube or nasogastric tube may be seen curled up in the proximal esophageal pouch. One may therefore assume that there is discontinuity of the esophagus or atresia.  
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