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Precise localization of a recurrent tracheo‐oesophageal fistula using retrograde guide wire placement
Author(s) -
Hotta Yukako,
Uezono Shoichi,
Segawa Osamu,
Muto Ayako,
Nishiyama Keiko,
Nagata Osamu,
Ozaki Makoto
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00893.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , fistula , surgery , lumen (anatomy) , flexible bronchoscopy , tracheal tube , body orifice , radiology , intubation , anatomy
Summary A 4‐month‐old‐infant was presented with a presumptive diagnosis of a recurrent tracheo‐oesophageal fistula. Preoperative bronchoscopy failed to reveal any defects on the tracheal lumen; however, combined oesophagoscopy and bronchoscopy successfully identified the tracheal orifice of the fistula, which facilitated surgical identification of the recurrent fistula and proper placement of the tracheal tube.