TY  - JOUR
T1  - RAdiological cases of the month
AU  - Davies R, Kozlowski K, Wood BP
Y1  - 1989/02/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150140145038
JO  - American Journal of Diseases of Children
SP  - 251
EP  - 252
VL  - 143
IS  - 2
N2  - A male infant was born to a 21-year-old mother (gravida 1, para 1) following pregnancy complicated by transient oligohydramnios at 34 weeks. Shortly after birth, an imperforate anus and passage of meconium through the urethra were noted. A defunctioning transverse colostomy was performed with closure of a rectourethral fistula.Persistent right-upper- and midlung pneumonia developed on day 3 of life (Fig 1) and continued without resolution despite three weeks of intensive antibiotic therapy.Denouement and Discussion 
    Right-Upper-Lobe Esophageal Bronchus (With VATER Anomalies)A barium esophagogram (Fig 2) indicates an anomalous origin from the midthoracic esophagus of a bronchus to the consolidated portion of the right lung. The branching pattern of the bronchi is irregular, and the bronchi are dilated. Free gastroesophageal reflux was present. A bronchogram (Fig 3) shows a smooth tapering constriction of the distal trachea and an elongated, narrowed right bronchus supplying the aerated right lower lobe. An
SN  - 0002-922X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150140145038
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1989.02150140145038
ER  -