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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.

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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.