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Tracheoesophageal fistulas
L M Gudovsky1, N S Koroleva, Y B Biryukov
1National Research Center of Surgery, Russian Academy of Medical Science, Moscow.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|April 1, 1993
Summary
This study details the surgical management of 41 tracheoesophageal fistula patients, finding radical and conditionally radical procedures effective with no operative mortality and good long-term outcomes for survivors.
Area of Science:
- Thoracic Surgery
- Surgical Gastroenterology
- Respiratory Medicine
Background:
- Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is an uncommon condition, presenting congenitally or acquired.
- Acquired TEF, particularly post-traumatic and postoperative, was more prevalent in this Moscow-based surgical center between 1968-1989.