title: Endoscopic diathermy obliteration of recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulae.
abstract: Recurrence of tracheoesophageal fistula after surgical repair for esophageal atresia occurs in approximately 5% to 15% of cases. Further surgery may be hazardous and mortality rates of up to 50% have been reported. We report two patients in whom successful obliteration of a recurrent fistula has been achieved by diathermy at bronchoscopy. This experience is compared to previous reports of fistula obliteration using tissue adhesives.
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003972:Diathermy / Q000379:methods*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives