Table 2.
Summary of results comparing different types of tracheoesophageal fistula.
| Descriptive data | Congenital TEF (H-type) | Acquired TEF | Recurrent TEF | χ 2 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients | 15 | 11 | 144 | — | — |
| Mean number of treatments required | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.2a | — | — |
| Successful patients, n (%) | 9 (60.0%) | 7 (63.6%) | 103 (71.5%) | 1.33 | 0.568 |
| Endoscopic interventional techniques (n1 – n2)b | De-epithelialization 11-6, de-epithelialization + sealant 4-3 | Stenting 3-1, de-epithelialization + sealant 5-5, Others 3-1 | Stenting 3-0, de-epithelialization 54-41, sealant 33-21, de-epithelialization + sealant 53-40, others 1-1 | — | — |
TEF, tracheoesophageal fistula.
Note: When multiple techniques were used on one patient, the last technique described was used to deduce the final outcome.
a
Cases from Willetts et al. (53) are not included because the number of required treatments is not available.
b
n1 is the total number of patients from one technique group, and n2 is the number of successful cases from the same technique group.