Management of tracheoesophageal fistulas in adults
โ Scribed by Shailendra S. Chauhan; John D. Long
- Book ID
- 107556357
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 646 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8472
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Giant tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF) present a significant management problem for the head and neck surgeon. Chronic aspiration and sepsis are associated complications that occur in these patients, who are frequently already debilitated from preexisting medical calamities. The combination results
## Abstract A patient with a 1.5โ to 2.5โcm tracheoesophageal fistula secondary to prolonged assisted ventilation and feeding by a nasogastric tube was operated upon by a transtracheal microsurgical approach. The advantages of this approach are as follows: (__1__) the surgery is not extensive and t