Abstract
This article describes the use of a cuffed pediatric endotracheal tube occluding selectively
the air leakage resulting from tracheoesophageal fistula in a preterm neonate with
esophageal atresia and severe respiratory failure due to respiratory distress syndrome.
The gastric distension resolved completely within 4 hours. Surgical correction was
performed on the third day of life after respiratory stabilization.
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