Aortoesophageal fistula as a complication of Montgomery salivary bypass tube.
The authors describe a 2-year-old girl with a right-sided aortic arch who developed a sudden, fatal aortoesophageal fistula after prolonged placement of Montgomery salivary bypass tubes in the distal esophagus.
McWhorter
Valerie
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1732, USA.
Dunn
James C Y
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Teitell
Michael A
MA
D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D018662:Fundoplication; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D012463:Saliva; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery