Prenatal Diagnosis of the Fetal Esophageal or Intestinal Atresia

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Aim- to investigate how prenatal diagnosis of fetal esophageal or intestinal atresia impacts obstetric and neonatal outcomes.

Methods- This was a retrospective cohort study at a single center. The study population comprised 51 consecutive pregnancies, including 29 mothers (57%) and their fetuses affected by prenatally diagnosed fetal esophageal or intestinal atresia, and 22 mothers (43%) and their babies with postnatally diagnosed fetal esophageal or intestinal atresia.

Aim- to investigate how prenatal diagnosis of fetal esophageal or intestinal atresia impacts obstetric and neonatal outcomes.

Methods- This was a retrospective cohort study at a single center. The study population comprised 51 consecutive participants, including 29 mothers (57%) and their fetuses affected by prenatally diagnosed fetal esophageal or intestinal atresia, and 22 mothers (43%) and their babies with postnatally diagnosed fetal esophageal or intestinal atresia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• all pregnancies affected by fetal esophageal, duodenal or intestinal atresia referred to our prenatal diagnosis unit
• all newborns managed for such atresia in our unit of pediatric surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• termination of pregnancy,
• stillbirth,
• the false positive cases