Repair of challenging non-malignant tracheo- or broncho-oesophageal fistulas by extrathoracic muscle flaps
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DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw435
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Evaluation of complex, acquired, non-malignant tracheo/broncho-oesophageal fistulas (TEF) repaired by extrathoracic pedicled muscle flaps that were, in addition to their interposition between the airways and the gastro-intestinal tract, patched into gastro-intestinal or airway defects… read more here.
Keywords: muscle flaps; muscle; malignant tracheo; tracheo broncho ... See more keywords
Prognostic factors after therapeutic bronchoscopy for tracheo- or broncho-oesophageal fistulas: results from the EpiGETIF registry
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DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00435-2024
Abstract: Introduction Treatment of malignant tracheo- or broncho-oesophageal fistulas (TOF) using therapeutic bronchoscopy (TB) is not standardised and its outcomes are poorly described. This study aimed to analyse the characteristics of patients treated with TB for… read more here.
Keywords: therapeutic bronchoscopy; oesophageal fistulas; tracheo broncho; broncho oesophageal ... See more keywords