title: Treatment of a benign tracheoesophageal fistula in a ventilator dependent quadriplegic patient.
abstract: Management of an acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistula in a patient who is dependent on mechanical ventilation is controversial, since the usual procedure is weaning before repair. Here, we describe surgical treatment of a tracheoesophageal fistula in a quadriplegic patient with 28 months of follow-up, who has to remain permanently on mechanical ventilation with a tracheostomy cannula.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bayrak
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanju
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suoglu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toker
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D015897:Comorbidity; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014139:Tracheostomy