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637703

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1978-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
A tracheoesophageal fistula secondard to prolonged nasogastric intubation and ventilatory assistance via a cuffed tracheostomy tube developed in a 27-year-old woman who had sustained a traumatic injury. The fistula grew progressively larger despite removal of the tubes, thus demonstrating the inherent poor prognosis associated with the untreated lesion. Since the cuff necessarily damages the trachea circumferentially at the same level, closure of the fistula and circumferential excision and reconstruction of the damaged tracheal wall were performed with an excellent result up to four years after the repair. This would be the preferred procedure when the patient can be weaned off the respirator and when the general condition and the size of the fistula allow such a definitive one-stage approach.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0004-0010
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
113
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
338-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1978
pubmed:articleTitle
Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by cuffed tracheal tube. Successful treatment by tracheal resection and primary repair with four-year follow-up.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports