Transtracheal microsurgical closure of t
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Gerhardt, H.-J.
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Article
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1981
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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## 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