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Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis Following Repair of H-type Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair and Post-operative Erythromycin Therapy

We present a rare case of a newborn with H-type tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) who developed pyloric stenosis postoperatively, 10 days after he was started on erythromycin to promote gastric emptying. We report this case to describe the relationship between H-type TEF repair, erythromycin therapy,...

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Main Authors: Natasha Merali (Author), Allison R. Wilcox (Author), Daniel P. Croitoru (Author), Reto M. Baertschiger (Author)
Format: Book
Published: EL-Med-Pub, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We present a rare case of a newborn with H-type tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) who developed pyloric stenosis postoperatively, 10 days after he was started on erythromycin to promote gastric emptying. We report this case to describe the relationship between H-type TEF repair, erythromycin therapy, and the development of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis.
Item Description:10.21699/jns.v8i1.848
2226-0439

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