Repair of a recurrent benign Tracheoesophageal fistula with a Gore-Tex membrane.
A case is reported of a recurrent postintubation tracheoesophageal fistula treated with the interposition of a Gore-Tex patch between the trachea and the esophagus.
Bardini
Romeo
R
Clinica Chirurgica I, Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Gastroenterologiche, Padova, Italy. romeo.bardini@unipd.it
Radicchi
Valentina
V
Parimbelli
Paolo
P
Tosato
Sara Maria
SM
Narne
Surendra
S
D000368:Aged; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene