Sonographic evaluation of oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

Background: Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) in neonates and young infants is routinely diagnosed using frontal and lateral chest radiographs in the former and fluoroscopic studies in the latter.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess whether a combination of mediastinal and abdominal sonography can be used for the diagnosis of these anomalies in paediatric patients.

Material And Methods: Sonography was performed in 16 neonates (age range 1-20 days; mean 4 days) with radiologically confirmed oesophageal atresia or isolated TOF.