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. 1969 Sep;111(3):165–168.

Esophageal Atresia and Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula — 25 Years' Experience and Current Management

G L Krishinger, Morton M Woolley
PMCID: PMC1503623  PMID: 5823512

Abstract

A review of the experience with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula over a 25-year period appears to lead to the advisability of the following procedures in surgical management:

• Emergency gastrostomy under local anesthesia in all patients.

• Extrapleural interruption of tracheo-esophageal fistula and end-to-end esophago-esophagostomy in patients who have the common type of upper esophageal atresia with distal tracheo-esophageal fistula.

• Upper esophageal stretching and eventual esophago-esophagostomy in patients with proximal and distal esophageal atresia with or without proximal tracheo-esophageal fistula.

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