We report 11 cases of esophageal perforation in the neonate, in whom no surgery was performed for repair of the perforation, nor was any cervical or mediastinal drainage carried out. The perforation was in the cervical esophagus in all cases where an esophagram was performed. Nine were in premature babies (580 to 1,350 g), and two were full-term babies. There were two deaths in small prematures (580 and 935 g), from extreme prematurity and intraventricular hemorrhage, with no morbidity or mortality related to the esophageal perforation. The babies presented as esophageal atresia, or pneumothorax with the feeding tube in the right chest, or an abnormal right upper extrapleural air collection with infiltrate. Barium esophagram showed a classic "double esophagus" configuration. Two babies were mistakenly operated on, one with a diagnosis of esophageal duplication, and one had a gastrostomy for a diagnosis of esophageal atresia. Esophageal perforation in the neonate is an iatrogenic disease that may mimic esophageal atresia, and may be managed without surgical intervention.
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