Kluth Type I-2 Variant of Pure Esophageal Atresia - First Case Report and Challenges in its Management

Rohit Kapoor; Amit Gupta; Rajiv Chadha

doi:10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_48_21

Kluth Type I-2 Variant of Pure Esophageal Atresia - First Case Report and Challenges in its Management

J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2022 May-Jun;27(3):360-361. doi: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_48_21. Epub 2022 May 12.

Authors

Rohit Kapoor¹, Amit Gupta¹, Rajiv Chadha¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital, New Delhi, India.

Abstract

This is the first case report of the Kluth type I-2 variant of esophageal atresia. The peculiar anatomy of this variant does not suit (1) esophageal substitution via posterior mediastinal route, (2) esophageal lengthening for preserving native esophagus and (3) distal esophageal stump stoma for gastric feeds.

Keywords: Kluth variant; esophageal substitution; gastric transposition; gross type-A; pure esophageal atresia.

Publication types

Case Reports