CONGENITAL tracheoesophageal fistula without esophageal atresia has rarely been diagnosed in the first few days of life. This case reported below is presented to demonstrate that the condition does ...

The early primary anastomoses were done without entry into the pleural cavity, but many surgeons have more recently favored a transpleural approach, believing that it afforded better exposure, shorter ...

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without associated esophageal atresia is a rare congenital abnormality. The incidence of H-type TEF accounts for about 4% of tracheoesophageal abnormalities with an ...

A tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) occurs when a connection between the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus (the tube that connects the throat to the stomach) forms during fetal development before birth.