Esophageal Congenital Disorders Flashcards
What is the most common esophageal anomaly?
Tracheoesophageal fistual
What does tracheoesophageal fistual lead to?
Aspiration pneumonia
What type of tracheoesophageal fistula is most common?
The proximal esophagus ends in a blind pouch and the distal esophagus communicates with the trachea
How does aspiration pneumonia occur in the tracheoesophageal fistual (between lower esophagus and trachea)?
The upper esophagus fills with mucus which the infant then aspirates
What condition doees an esophageal web cause?
Dysphagia
What is the disorder associated with:
- Cervical esophageal web
- Mucosal lesion of the mouth and pharynx
- Aspiration of swallowed food
Plummer-vinson (Paterson-Kelly) Syndrome
What is a complication of Plummer-Vinson Syndrome?
Carcinoma of the oropharynx and upper esophagus
What is the name of a lower esophageal anrrowing seen at the gastroesophageal junction?
Schatzki Ring
What is an outpouching of the wall of the esophagus containing all layers of the esophagus?
True esophageal diverticulum
What is a false esophageal diverticulum?
Outpouching that does not contain the muscular layer
Diverticulum that enlarge conspicuously and accumulate a large amount of food.
Zenker Diverticulum
Diverticulum in which large amounts of fluid stored in the diverticuclum during the day is regurgitated at night. Occurs in young people.
Epiphrenic diveticulum
