Esophageal muscular ring and the VACTERL association: a case report

Heyman, M.B.; Berquist, W.E.; Fonkalsrud, E.W.; Lewin, K.J.; Ament, M.E.

Pediatrics 67(5): 683-686

1981


ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005
PMID: 7254997
Document Number: 176480
A 2-year-old girl with persistent vomiting of solid foods was evaluated; the diagnosis was esophageal muscular ring. This rare congenital anomaly and its differentiation from esophageal stricture are discussed. This case represents a variation of the esophageal malformation associated with the VACTERL association.

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