title: Acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula (a case report).
abstract: A case of acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula in a 16-year-old boy, caused by a bullet wound, is presented. The fistula was located just below the cricoid cartilage and was successfully treated by excision of the fistula followed by interposition of the sternomastoid muscle.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dev
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Deka
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*