title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery, Austin & Repatriation Medical Center, 55 Victoria Pde, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia. clarkecp@bigpond.com.au
authors.forename: C Peter
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000601:surgery*