. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . se cases. REFERENCES 1. Christie and Groover. Am. J. Roentgenol., vi, 571. 2. Pfahler. Am. J. Roentgenol., vi, 78. 3. Vanderhoof. /. Am. M. Assn., Vol. 73, No. 8. 4. Engelbach. /. Roentgenol., Vol. i, No. i. CONGENITAL ATRESIA OF THE ESOPHAGUS* By E. H. skinner, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI THE rarity of case reports upon congen-ital atresia of the esophagus in roentgenliterature prompts a report of the followingcase seen in consulation with Dr. Frank , of Kansas City. In this condition the upper third of theeso
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . se cases. REFERENCES 1. Christie and Groover. Am. J. Roentgenol., vi, 571. 2. Pfahler. Am. J. Roentgenol., vi, 78. 3. Vanderhoof. /. Am. M. Assn., Vol. 73, No. 8. 4. Engelbach. /. Roentgenol., Vol. i, No. i. CONGENITAL ATRESIA OF THE ESOPHAGUS* By E. H. skinner, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI THE rarity of case reports upon congen-ital atresia of the esophagus in roentgenliterature prompts a report of the followingcase seen in consulation with Dr. Frank , of Kansas City. In this condition the upper third of theesophagus usually ends in a blind cul-de-sacwhich is often dilated (Adami, Page 397).The lower part may be absent completely, cause not known. Parents well. This childwas two weeks premature, but delivery wasnormal. Vomited all the milk immediatelyafter each breast nursing. This baby was seen in consultation uponthe fourth day of life and appeared to bewell nourished, with a grunting respirationand normal temperature, no pyloric tumor,no peristaltic wave, and with a history of. Fig. I. Antero-posterior projection showing completeobstruction of the esophagus above the atresiawith dilatation. or the lower portion forms a fistulous open-ing into the trachea or bronchus. The embry-ological explanation of these cases is classifies malformation of theesophagus into eight general divisions. Hisarticle is quite expansive and it should beconsulted by anyone interested in followingup this kind of case. CASE REPORT Baby V. H., girl, born October 25, 1920,weight six and one-half pounds. Fourbrothers living and well; one sister dead, *Read at the Second Annual Meeting of the Central Section Feb. 21 31 Fig. 2. Oi ■ IIK i irojecLioii showing the samecondition. having vomited every nursing, although thechild appeared to be hungry and nursedeagerly. The little patient was brought to the lab-oratory sandwiched between two hot waterbottles. Barium was mixed into breast milkin a nur
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