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Thoracoscopic surgery for one neonate with broncho-esophageal fistula

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2020
This article is about a 6-day-old male infant admitted to the hospital presented with a 2-day history of worsening widespread spitting. After a series of treatments, we found that the diagnosis was “broncho-esophageal fistula”.
Min Yang, Deng Pan, Wenya Xie, Zhongyuan Sun, Huifeng Liu, Xin Mu, Xianliang Wang, Leipeng Shao   +7 more
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Esophageal stents in children: Bridge to surgical repair

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2018
Management of complex esophageal problems in children is challenging. We report our experience with the use of esophageal stents in three children with esophageal strictures, leaks, or airway-esophageal fistulae refractory to conventional treatment.
Bethany J Slater, Ashwin Pimpalwar, David Wesson, Oluyinka Olutoye, Sheena Pimpalwar   +4 more
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Covered metallic stent for the treatment of malignant esophageal fistula combined with stricture

BMC Gastroenterology, 2020
Background Esophageal fistula and stricture is rare but life-threatening complication for esophageal cancer. The management of esophageal fistula and stricture remains challenging.
Yonghua Bi, Mengfei Yi, Zepeng Yu, Xinwei Han, Jianzhuang Ren   +4 more
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Esophageal - Respiratory Fistula in Advanced Esophageal Cancer: Report of Two Cases

Basic & Clinical Cancer Research, 2022
Introduction: The incidence of malignant esophageal-respiratory fistulas in esophageal cancer patients is not so frequent. Development of fistula in esophageal cancer may be due to advanced disease or may be a radiotherapy related complication.
Diptajit Paul, Sheeba Bhardwaj, Vivek Kaushal   +2 more
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Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Secondary to an Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery-Esophageal Fistula: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
An aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is a common aortic arch abnormality. A case of a 57-year-old man presenting with melena and hypotension secondary to an ARSA-esophageal fistula is reported.
Adam Millar, Alaa Rostom, Pasteur Rasuli, Nav Saloojee   +3 more
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Risk factors for esophageal fistula in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma invading adjacent organs treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy: a monocentric case-control study

BMC Cancer, 2018
Background Standard treatment for unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) without distant metastasis is definitive chemoradiotherapy (dCRT), in which the incidence of esophageal fistula (EF) is reported to be 10–12%.
Takeshi Kawakami, Takahiro Tsushima, Katsuhiro Omae, Hirofumi Ogawa, Hiromichi Shirasu, Yosuke Kito, Yukio Yoshida, Satoshi Hamauchi, Akiko Todaka, Nozomu Machida, Tomoya Yokota, Kentaro Yamazaki, Akira Fukutomi, Yusuke Onozawa, Hirofumi Yasui   +14 more
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A Nomogram for Predicting the Risk of Radiotherapy-Related Esophageal Fistula in Esophageal Cancer Patients

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
BackgroundTo construct and validate a nomogram for predicting the risk of esophageal fistula in esophageal cancer patients receiving radiotherapy.MethodsA retrospective nested case–control study was performed, in which a total of 81 esophageal fistula ...
Zhongxuan Gui, Huiquan Liu, Weijiong Shi, Yuechen Xu, Han Qian, Fan Wang   +5 more
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Suture approximation of esophageal atresia leads to esophageal recanalization

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2022
Esophageal atresia is a congenital pathology in 1:4000 live newborns, which can occur isolated, associated with tracheoesophageal fistula or long gap (>2 vertebral bodies); the surgical objective is the ligation of the fistula and the esophageal ...
Patricio Galvez - Salazar, Luis M Figueroa - Gutierrez, Jorge Solarte - Henao, Jose L Castillo - Clavijo, Cristobal Abello, Juan C Dueñas - Ramirez   +5 more
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Global Survey of Esophageal Injury in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Characteristics and Outcomes of Esophageal Perforation and Fistula [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess the incidence, operator demographics, clinical characteristics, procedural factors, and prognosis of esophageal perforation and fistula after atrial fibrillation ablation.
Michaud, GF, Barbhaiya, CR, Epstein, LM, Stevenson, WG, Zhong, J, Kumar, S, Tedrow, UB, Koplan, BA, Guo, Y, John, RM   +9 more
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Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula

, 2019
Esophageal atresia (EA) with or without tracheo- esophageal fistula (TEF) represents a congenital developmental anomaly. It is the most common congenital malformation of the esophagus char- acterized by an esophageal discontinuity (the upper esophagus ...
David C. van der Zee, Michela Maffi, Stefaan H. Tytgat, Mario Lima, Tytgat, Stefaan H., Maffi, Michela, Maud Y. van Herwaarden, van Herwaarden, Maud Y., van der Zee, David C., Lima, Mario   +9 more
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