Thoracoscopic Repair of Adult-Onset Congenital Tracheoesophageal Fistula Using a Polyglycolic Acid Sheet-Buttressed Stapler

Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without esophageal atresia is usually diagnosed and treated in the neonatal period. It is uncommon to occur in adulthood. Conventional treatment of adult-onset TEF involves repair by either cervicotomy or thoracotomy. We reported the case of a 31-year-old m...

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Published inMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 58; no. 7; p. 843
Main Authors Chou, Ping-Ruey, Kao, Chieh-Ni, Liu, Yu-Wei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
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Subjects
Adults
Bronchoscopy
Case Report
Chest tubes
congenital
Dysphagia
Esophagus
Fistula
Ostomy
Pneumonia
Polyglycolic acid
Polylactic acid
Thoracic surgery
thoracoscopic
tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF)
VATS
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Japan
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Summary:Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without esophageal atresia is usually diagnosed and treated in the neonatal period. It is uncommon to occur in adulthood. Conventional treatment of adult-onset TEF involves repair by either cervicotomy or thoracotomy. We reported the case of a 31-year-old male patient with clinical and radiographic evidence of congenital H-type TEF. Although this fistula was located at the level of the second thoracic vertebra, the repair of the anomaly was performed successfully using a thoracoscopic approach with the novel use of a polyglycolic acid sheet reinforcement.
Bibliography:These authors contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:1648-9144
1010-660X
1648-9144
DOI:10.3390/medicina58070843