title: [The clinic experience and literature review with 1 case of chronic tracheoesophageal fistula].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical features of chronic tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), provided disease-related treatment experience and lessons for clinicians.
  
  
  METHODS
  To successfully repair one case of chronic tracheoesophageal fistula with surgery, and to analyze the clinical treatment process, combined with relevant literature, the author reported the experiene of diagnosis and treatment in TEF.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the gastrointestinal ostomy and Stent implantation, the fistula persisted, nine months later ,we took the surgery to repair the fistule, ten days postoperation, the fistule healed and esophageal iodine water examination didn't prompt obvious abnormalities, the patient was discharged without any postoperative complications 12 days postoperation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  If conservative treatment failed with TEF, the surgical repair should be carried timely, By double sutured with fistula in surgery, and reinforced with the approaching muscle tissue, It can achieve good results.
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Banghua
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing