From January, 1951, to October, 1961, 61 cases of tracheoesophageal fistula were seen at the Boston Floating Hospital for Infants and Children. Of these patients 26 were males, 35 were females ...
The figure shows both tracheoesophageal fistula (A-E) and tracheal abnormalities ( F-J). Note that A-E do not correspond with the classification of the type of tracheoesophageal fistula.
The case report was recently published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. Surgical management of an acquired, nonmalignant tracheoesophageal fistula (TOF) secondary to denture impaction is not ...