For which of the following newborns would immediate surgery be necessary to save the baby's life?
A) A newborn with pyloric stenosis
B) A newborn with esophageal atresia
C) A newborn with tracheoesophageal fistula
D) A newborn with imperforate anus
C
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When esophageal atresia is accompanied by a tracheal fistula, it is referred to as a tracheoesophageal fistula. The situation is life threatening because the esophagus channels food and mucus directly into the lungs. This condition must be corrected immediately, or the child will suffocate. The other conditions are corrected by surgery, but they are not emergency surgeries.
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