Table 2

TOF/OA complication profile of infants in WA from 2000 to 2016

Complicationsn (%)
Gastrointestinal
AS53 (52)
 ROS37 (36)
 Acute food bolus obstruction13 (13)
GORD42 (41)
 Normal biopsy8 (19)
 Non-EoE18 (43)
 EoE16 (38)
  PPI non-response11 (69)
  PPI response5 (31)
GORD management (n=42)
 Medical therapy36 (86)
 Fundoplication6 (14)
Dysphagia29 (28)
Oesophageal dysmotility31 (30)
TOF recurrence4 (4)
Respiratory
Tracheomalacia48 (47)
Severe tracheomalacia5 (5)
 Aortopexy1 (1)
 Tracheostomy4 (4)
Vocal cord palsy2 (2)
RRTI40 (39)
Ventilatory defects (TOF cough)37 (36)
Tracheal narrowing2 (2)
  • AS, anastomotic oesophageal stricture; EoE, eosinophilic oesophagitis; GORD, gastroesophageal reflux disease; OA, oesophageal atresia; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; ROS, refractory oesophageal stricture; RRTI, recurrent respiratory tract infection; TOF, tracheoesophageal fistula; WA, Western Australia.