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Repair of tracheo-oesophageal fistula secondary to button battery ingestion: A combined cervical and median sternotomy approach

A three-year-old child developed a large tracheo-oesophageal fistula secondary to a button battery being lodged in the upper oesophagus for 36 hours. The diagnosis was confirmed with a contrast swallow. Operative access was gained through a combined right cervical incision and complete median sterno...

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Autores principales: Gopal, Milan, Westgarth-Taylor, Chris, Loveland, Jerome
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4955505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25659562
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0189-6725.151003