loading...| Preferred Name |
Esophageal Atresia |
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| Synonyms |
Congenital Esophageal Atresia Esophageal Atresia Congenital Atresia of Esophagus |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C87072 |
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| code |
C87072 |
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| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C89506 |
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| Contributing_Source |
NICHD |
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| 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. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Congenital Esophageal Atresia Esophageal Atresia Congenital Atresia of Esophagus |
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| label |
Esophageal Atresia |
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| Preferred_Name |
Esophageal Atresia |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C87072 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C3553139 |
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| subClassOf |