Presenting symptoms | No. of patients | |
---|---|---|
Recurrent pneumonias | 18 | |
Bouts of coughing and choking after feeds | 16 | |
Cyanosis | 8 | |
14 | ||
Abdominal distension | 6 | |
Constipation | 8 |
Total patients with H-TOF | 18 out anomalies of total oesophageal (4.2%) | |
---|---|---|
Age at presentation/referral (n=18) | <1 year | 11 |
1–3 years | 4 | |
3–6 years | 2 | |
6–12 years | 0 | |
>12 years | 1 | |
Gender distribution (n=18) | Males | 6 |
Females | 12 | |
Number of previous hospitalisations (n=18) | 1 | 8 |
2 | 4 | |
3 | 5 | |
>3 | 1 | |
Associated anomalies (n=6) | ASD | 3 |
VSD and PDA | 1 | |
Renal agenesis | 1 | |
Radial agenesis | 1 |