An extremely rare abnormality of a double tracheoesophageal fistula without atresia of the esophagus; a case report and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages e9-

  Schulte, Tobias ^a   Ankermann, Tobias ^b   Claas, Andreas ^c   Engler, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c Stadtisches Krankenhaus Kiel   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double tracheoesophageal fistula; H type fistula; Type E fistula; Without atresia of esophagus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADULT; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350041334     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.06.032     Document Type: Article

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