esophageal atresia
MONDO:0001044Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names esophageal atresia yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A congenital abnormality of the esophagus in which the upper esophagus ends as a blind pouch and does not connect with the lower esophagus; it is often accompanied by a tracheoesophageal fistula. Signs and symptoms in a newborn with this abnormality include excessive salivation, choking, coughing, and the development of cyanosis and respiratory distress when fed.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0001044), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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Other names
6 names
Resolves to: esophageal atresia
- Also called
- congenital atresia of esophaguscongenital atresia of oesophaguscongenital esophageal atresiacongenital imperforate oesophagusesophageal atresia (disease)imperforate oesophagus