esophageal atresia
A congenital abnormality of the esophagus in which the upper esophagus ends as a blind pouch and does not connect with the lower esophagus; it is often accompanied by a tracheoesophageal fistula. Signs and symptoms in a newborn with this abnormality include excessive salivation, choking, coughing, and the development of cyanosis and respiratory distress when fed. [ NCIT:P378 ]
Term info
- SCTID:26179002 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D004933 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- HP:0002032 (MONDO:otherHierarchy)
- ICD9:750.3 (MONDO:relatedTo)
- GARD:0006381 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:10485 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- NCIT:C87072 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
esophageal atresia (disease)
A congenital abnormality of the esophagus in which the upper esophagus ends as a blind pouch and does not connect with the lower esophagus; it is often accompanied by a tracheoesophageal fistula. Signs and symptoms in a newborn with this abnormality include excessive salivation, choking, coughing, and the development of cyanosis and respiratory distress when fed.
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C87072, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10485, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/26179002, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D004933
congenital imperforate esophagus, congenital atresia of esophagus, esophageal atresia (disease), congenital esophageal atresia, imperforate esophagus, esophageal atresia, oesophageal atresia
MONDO:0001044