Surgical closure of persistent tracheoesophageal fistulas by esophageal suturing and cranial transposition of the trachea

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Dec;143(6):843-4. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.09.034.

Authors

Michael Koch¹, Johannes Zenk, Stephanie Birk, Christoph Alexiou, Heinrich Iro

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, FAU Medical School, Erlangen, Germany. michael.koch@uk-erlangen.de

PMID: 21109088
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2010.09.034

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy
Esophageal Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Laryngectomy / adverse effects*
Larynx, Artificial / adverse effects*
Suture Techniques
Trachea / surgery*
Trachea / transplantation
Tracheoesophageal Fistula / surgery*