Thoracoscopic repair of H-type tracheoesophageal fistula in the newborn: A technical case report

Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula

“…28 Thoracoscopic techniques have been reported for rarer H-type fistulae in the chest. 29 LONG TERM OUTCOME Improved survival for patients with OA has led to a greater appreciation of long term morbidity. Inherent structural and functional defects in the trachea and oesophagus produce significant respiratory and gastro-oesophageal sequelae.…”

An extremely rare abnormality of a double tracheoesophageal fistula without atresia of the esophagus; a case report and review of the literature

“…Apart from the traditional surgical approaches, less invasive treatments such as endoscopic repair with electrocautery and/or histoacryl glue have been reported with individual successes [19,20]. There were cases with minimal invasive procedures reported where a thoracoscopic repair of an isolated TEF was made [21]. Unfortunately, because of the few rare incidences, the number of cases is too small to substantiate an alternative choice of treatment.…”

Tracheal diaphragm: a very unusual form of congenital tracheal stenosis

“…Congenital tracheal lesions classically include tracheal agenesia, tracheal duplicity [1], tracheoesophageal fistula [2], tracheobronchomegaly (Mounier-Kuhn syndrome), congenital diverticulum [3], bronchogenic cyst, and tracheal hypoplasia [4]. Concerning the latter, different forms have been described ranging from complete hypoplasia to segmental hypoplasia, including the classical funnel-shape hypoplasia.…”