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Esophageal Atresia
My wife delivery date was on 29 dec...bt delivery happened on 7 nov...it was premature delivery...she gave birth to baby boy...doctor told us baby boy was not able to swallow as he was suffering from esophageal atresia...what is the cause of this defect...can we diagnose this defect before birth...is there any problem in next delivery
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Its not possible to detect before birth..
Surgery is the only treatment
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Dr. Harit Bansal
Pediatrician
17 yrs exp
Sonipat
It could be diagnosed by a usg antenatally please chat for further info
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Dr. Tapas Mohapatra
Pediatrician
14 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Esophageal Atresia is a Developmental defect.Certain malformations may occur during the process of organ formation.It can't be detected before birth with definitive evidence.
However it can be corrected by Surgery.
There is nothing like if one baby has EA, the 2nd baby will also have....So nothing to worry.
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