In the commonest form of oesophageal atresia:
A. The lower pouch opens into the tracheaB. The upper pouch opens into the trachea
C. Both lower and the upper pouch open into the treachea
D. Both lower and the upper pouch have a blind ending
Answer. A. The lower pouch opens into the
trachea
In the most common type of
tracheo-oesophageal fistula the upper part of oesophagus ends blindly and the
lower part of oesophagus is connected to trachea with a fistula. In this type
of esophageal atresia the infant has drooling of saliva and with the first feed
there is overflow of milk and saliva.
