Thoracoscopic repair of congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula manifesting in an adult

Congenital trcheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) without oesophageal atresia is usually diagnosed and managed in the neonatal period. Its presentation in adulthood is a rarity. Traditional treatment of a TOF in adults involves its repair via a thoracotomy. We report the case of a 23-year-old man diagnose...

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Autores principales: Salgaonkar, Hrishikesh P., Sharma, Pradeep Chandra, Chhakarvarty, Nippun, Ramadwar, Ravindra, Mehta, Rajiv, Bhandarkar, Deepraj S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Unusual Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4204265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25336822
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-9941.141526
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Sumario:Congenital trcheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) without oesophageal atresia is usually diagnosed and managed in the neonatal period. Its presentation in adulthood is a rarity. Traditional treatment of a TOF in adults involves its repair via a thoracotomy. We report the case of a 23-year-old man diagnosed with an H-type TOF during workup undertaken for his symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux. This fistula located at the level of third thoracic vertebra was repaired successfully using a thoracoscopic approach.

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