TY - JOUR
T1 - Cautery ablation of a remote recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula
AU - Fallon, Sara
AU - Barry, Wesley
AU - Jackson, Jeremy
AU - Edmonds, Joseph
AU - Kim, Eugene
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors
PY - 2018/4
Y1 - 2018/4
N2 - Complications subsequent to repair of a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) with esophageal atresia (EA) include leak at the anastomosis, stricture formation, and recurrent fistula. Recurrence is uncommon, and the optimal management for a recurrent fistula is debatable. As many of the symptoms of TEF recurrence are similar to common postoperative sequelae, diagnosis of these recurrences can be quite challenging. We report the case of a 12 year old patient with a history of Type B EA/TEF (proximal pouch fistula, distal atresia) who was discovered to have a TEF recurrence over a decade after his initial repair which was successfully treated with cautery ablation of the fistula tract.
AB - Complications subsequent to repair of a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) with esophageal atresia (EA) include leak at the anastomosis, stricture formation, and recurrent fistula. Recurrence is uncommon, and the optimal management for a recurrent fistula is debatable. As many of the symptoms of TEF recurrence are similar to common postoperative sequelae, diagnosis of these recurrences can be quite challenging. We report the case of a 12 year old patient with a history of Type B EA/TEF (proximal pouch fistula, distal atresia) who was discovered to have a TEF recurrence over a decade after his initial repair which was successfully treated with cautery ablation of the fistula tract.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.epsc.2017.11.016
DO - 10.1016/j.epsc.2017.11.016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85035758905
SN - 2213-5766
VL - 31
SP - 1
EP - 3
JO - Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
JF - Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
ER -