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Premature Twins with Esophageal Atresia and Tracheo‐esophageal Fistula
Author(s) -
WOOLLEY MORTON M.,
CHINNOCK ROBERT F.,
PAUL RICHARD H.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1961.tb08196.x
Subject(s) - atresia , medicine , tracheoesophageal fistula , identical twins , fistula , anatomy , pediatrics , surgery
Summary To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of esophageal atresia occurring in both members of a pair of twins. These twins appear to be genetically identical because of their general appearance, sex, identical anomaly, and identical serologic genotypes. Genetic predisposition for esophageal atresia in twins would seem to be possible from this study. Heretofore, it has been thought that esophageal atresia in one of identical twins has been a developmental defect rather than a genetically transmitted one. Staged therapy for the premature infant with esophageal atresia increases the chance of survival of these infants.