A "Catlike Cry" as a Symptom of Congenital Tracheoesophageal Fistula.
congenital
symptom
tracheoesophageal fistula
Journal
Chest
ISSN: 1931-3543
Titre abrégé: Chest
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0231335
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 2022
05 2022
Historique:
received:
26
08
2021
revised:
12
11
2021
accepted:
23
11
2021
entrez:
8
5
2022
pubmed:
9
5
2022
medline:
11
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula is usually diagnosed at an early age, but may remain undetected into adulthood if atresia is absent and if the fistula is small. A tracheoesophageal fistula should be suspected in patients with unexplained episodes of respiratory distress or pneumonia; however, more subtle signs can be an important symptom for early recognition of the disease. Ono's sign is a well-known symptom of tracheoesophageal fistula, characterized by paroxysmal coughing triggered by swallowing of fluids. In the present case, air movement between the esophagus and the trachea through the fistula caused a high-pitched sound, which the patient described as a "catlike cry." The high-pitched sound ceased after surgical closure of the fistula. We report here the symptom of "catlike cry" as one manifestation of tracheoesophageal fistula.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35526893
pii: S0012-3692(21)05080-7
doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.11.037
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e255-e257Informations de copyright
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