Table 1 Patient characteristics
Infant no. | Sex (m/f) | Birth | Weight at birth (g) | Diagnosis | Age at manifestation of perforation/leakage (days) | Age at initiation of EVT (days) | Weight at initiation of EVT (g) | Mechanism leading to esophageal perforation/leakage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | m | Prematurely in 31st week of pregnancy (31 + 0) | 980 | Healthy | 7 | 24 | 1500 | Insertion of feeding tube |
2 | f | Prematurely in 36th week of pregnancy (36 + 6) | 2500 | Esophageal atresia type II according to Vogt | 159 | 161 | 6300 | Dehiscence of the esophago-esophageal anastomosis following Foker’s procedure |
3 | m | Prematurely in 35th week of pregnancy (35 + 5) | 2770 | Complex syndromic disease with impairment of oral nutrition | 32 | 32 | 3200 | Pulling through of PEG tube (PEG size 15 Fr) |
4 | f | In 39th week of pregnancy (39 + 5) | 3140 | Complex syndromic disease with impairment of oral nutrition | 35 | 35 | 3306 | Pulling through of PEG tube (PEG size 9 Fr) |