[Current Treatment of Esophageal Atresia with Tracheoesophageal Fistula - Updated Guidelines of the German Society of Pediatric Surgery].

Esophageal atresia (EA) is a congenital anomaly that entails an interrupted esophagus with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Depending on the distance of the two esophageal pouches a "short-gap" is distinguished from a "long-gap" variant. Up to 50% of newborns have additional anomalies.