[Rare congenital aerodigestive fistulae]

Within the 1984 Symposium of the French Society of Pediatric Surgery, concerning tracheal and main bronchi malformations surgery, a synthesis is done from the observations of rare aerodigestive fistulae (esophageal atresia, H type tracheoesophageal fistula, esolaryngotracheal clefts excluded). The two types of aerodigestive fistulae reported in the literature are the communications with the esophagus and the biliary tract. 1) In the group of communications with the esophagus, the study concerned: fistulae associated with tracheal agenesia, with bad prognosis; fistulae associated with bronchopulmonary agenesia, with possible esophageal atresia; fistulae associated with bronchopulmonary foregut malformations. 2) The quite tracheobiliary fistulae, setting up the second group of aerodigestive fistulae, are reviewed. This report analyse the etiologic, anatomic, clinic and therapeutic data of every one malformations.