HETEROTOPIC PANCREAS OF THE ESOPHAGUS ASSOCIATED WITH A RARE TYPE OF ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA

An infant with a rare type of esophageal/tracheal anomaly associated w ith heterotopic pancreas of the esophagus is herein reported. The uppe r pouch containing heterotopic pancreas reached 1.5 cm below the trach eal carina, and the distal esophagus connected to the trachea 2 cm abo ve the tracheal carina and thus formed a partial duplication of the es ophagus. Heterotopic pancreas of the esophagus is extremely rare, with only 7 cases previously reported. Here we report the combination of h eterotopic pancreas and esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fist ula. (C) 1998 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.