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11859645

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
The case of a 44 year old woman with progressive postoperative dysphagia and food inhalations complicated by recurrent pulmonary infections, due to a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is reported. Some months earlier, this woman had been operated for a cerebral aneurysm with hemiplegia and aphasia. For several months, pulmonary and feeding difficulties had been attributed to neurological status. Wide TEF was diagnosed by bronchoscopy, confirmed with fistulography. Surgical closure was performed: the oesophagus was sutured, and covered with fascia and a segment of the cervical trachea was resected with end-to-end anastomosis. Acquired nonmalignant TEF is an uncommon disorder with a high degree of morbidity and mortality. The etiology of those TEF is still unclear: traumatic intubation, elevated endotracheal tube cuff pressure, nasogastric tube, inflammation, poor general conditions,.... A better knowledge of the predisposing factors and physiopathology could decrease the number of acquired TEF.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6497
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Tracheoesophageal fistula: case report and review of literature.
pubmed:affiliation
ENT Department, CHU Brugmann.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports