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Images in neonatal medicine
The stoma that appeared from nowhere
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A term baby with normal antenatal scans was postnatally diagnosed as having oesophageal atresia (OA) with tracheoesophageal fistula and an imperforate anus. The child had an umbilical venous catheter inserted, which was removed prior to surgery on day 2 of life. The OA was repaired and a divided colostomy was created. On day 8 postop, the nurse …
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained from the parents.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.