ACQUIRED TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA IN CHILDHOOD

Authors
KOLTAI JL SCHOLZ J
Citation
Jl. Koltai et J. Scholz, ACQUIRED TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA IN CHILDHOOD, Pediatric surgery international, 10(1), 1995, pp. 46-47
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric surgery international → ACNP
ISSN journal
01790358
Volume
10
Issue
1
Year of publication
1995
Pages
46 - 47
Database
ISI
SICI code
0179-0358(1995)10:1<46:ATFIC>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (aTEF) due to a decubital ulcer cau sed by an impacted foreign body is rare in the pediatric age group. Th e diagnosis of an aTEF is relatively easy by X-ray and endoscopy. Surg ical intervention is difficult, and post-operative results are poor. W e report an 11-year-old child with an aTEF caused by an ingested forei gn body that was successfully treated without complication or recurren ce.