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Surgical Management of Benign Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistulas: A Ten-Year Experience
Benoit Jacques Bibas, MD, Paulo Francisco Guerreiro Cardoso, MD, PhD, Helio Minamoto, MD, PhD, Leandro Picheth Eloy-Pereira, MD, Mauro Federico L. Tamagno, MD, Ricardo Mingarini Terra, MD, PhD, Paulo Manoel Pêgo-Fernandes, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 102, Issue 4, Pages (October 2016) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Study design. (Post-op. = postoperative; success = patient breathing without tracheal appliance and with adequate oral intake; TEF = tracheoesophageal fistula.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 (A) Large tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) with nasoenteric tube. Patient was referred without tracheostomy and had recurrent pulmonary infection. Tracheostomy and gastrostomy were done. (B) Small TEF (2 to 3mm); patient had a gastrostomy and no signs of pulmonary aspiration or infections. Tracheostomy was not performed. (C) Small TEF with tracheostomy previously done in another institution. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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