Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions PEDIATRIC SURGERY Case #2 - A newborn with excessive drooling DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 3.) How would you explain gas in the gastrointestinal tract? If air is present in the gastrointestinal tract, one can know that there is a fistula between the distal esophagus and the trachea. Therefore the diagnosis of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula can be made from the plain film.
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