A-rare-case of h-type tracheoesophageal fistula treated with slide tracheoplasty

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KUMBASAR U., UYSAL S., GÜNAYDIN R. Ö., DOĞAN R.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, vol.68, no.4, pp.449-452, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 68 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.5578/tt.69990
  • Journal Name: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.449-452
  • Keywords: H-type tracheoesophageal fistula, slide tracheoplasty, surgery, ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA, ADULT
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEFs) are abnormal connections between the esophagus and tra-chea and are associated with atresia of the esophagus in most cases. Herein, we present a case of H-type TEF in a young woman which is successfully treated with slide tracheoplasty technique.