A 2-day-old baby is in NICU for difficulty feeding. During feeding, his mother tells he has severe coughing, choking, copious-frothy mucus in his mouth and turns blue. During inspiration he makes rattling sounds. On physical examination, there is abdominal distension and X-ray reveals gas in the stomach. Which of the following is the most likely cause?
Esophageal atresia with proximal tracheoesophageal fistula
Esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula
Isolated esophageal atresia
Esophageal atresia with double tracheoesophageal fistula
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