Increased fetal nuchal translucency: possible association with esophageal atresia

We describe a case in which in‐utero diagnosis of an esophageal atresia with a tracheo‐esophageal fistula in the third trimester followed the finding of an increased nuchal translucency in the first trimester and suggest a mechanism by which these two findings might be associated. Copyright © 2000 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology