title: Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula.
abstract: This is a case of an acquired tracheoesophageal fistula induced by a large foreign body in a 5-yr-old child. The foreign body, a large plastic ear from a doll, was lodged in the esophagus and its presence remained unknown for weeks, until tracheoesophageal fistula actually developed. The foreign body was removed endoscopically; after the child was given intravenous nutrition and the infection was brought under control, the communication was divided and repaired.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011859:Radiography; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery