title: Early repair of acquired tracheoesophageal fistula.
abstract: We report early direct repair of a cuff-related tracheoesophageal fistula in a 30-year-old alcoholic man with diabetic ketoacidosis who fell unconscious and was ventilated via an endotracheal tube. He was successfully weaned from the ventilator 1 week after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chou-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Chia-Man
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*