An Innovative Single Staged Surgical Repair of Benign Tracheoesophageal Fistula – A Case Report

ABSTRACT: Tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) is defined as a pathological connection between the trachea and the oesophagus, leading to a spillover of oral and gastric secretions into the respiratory tract causing aspiration. The cause of TOF may be congenital or acquired. In this case report, a 48 years old female with acquired TOF, has been reported. The patient was on ventilator support for COVID-associated pneumonia and its complication with endotracheal tube for 3 weeks and then tracheostomy was done. Post recovery after weaning from the ventilator, the patient was diagnosed with TOF by bronchoscopy and confirmed by CT and MRI. Surgical closure was performed: the oesophageal defect was sutured in 2 layers and Tracheal wall was isolated and a pedicled strap muscle flap sutured into the defect bet

SUBMITTER: Velusamy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10155128 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature