E M de Groot, B F Kingma, L Goense, N P van der Kaaij, R C A Meijer, F Z Ramjankhan, P A A Schellekens, S A Braithwaite, M Marsman, J J van der Heijden, J P Ruurda, R van Hillegersberg
The aim of this study was to evaluate the surgical treatment of esophago-tracheobronchial fistulas (ETBFs) that occurred after esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction in a tertiary referral center for esophageal surgery. All patients who underwent surgical repair for an ETBF after esophagectomy with gastric conduit reconstruction were included in a tertiary referral center. The primary outcome was successful recovery after surgical treatment for ETBF, defined as a patent airway at 90 days after the surgical fistula repair...
August 17, 2023: Diseases of the Esophagus: Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus