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Esophageal Atresia* ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

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Esophageal Atresia* ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

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Esophageal Atresia* ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

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Esophageal Atresia* ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

No abstract available.
Esophageal Atresia* ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

There are still some controversies in treatment strategy for the very low-birth-weight baby with esophageal atresia even though the result of primary repair has been improving. We report a successful end to end anastomosis with staged approach in one of twin weighing 1,270 g at birth.
Esophageal Atresia ; Humans ; Parturition ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula ; Twins

Esophageal atresia with double tracheoesophageal fistula is a very rare anomaly and is difficulty to diagnose preoperatively. We treated a full term baby with esophageal atresia with double tracheoesophageal fistula. At the first operation, only the distal tracheoesophageal fistula was identified and ligated. When the upper esophageal pouch was opened, intermittent air leakages in sequence with positive bagging were noticed. However, intraoperative bronchoscopy did not identify a fistula in the proximal pouch, and the operation was completed with end to end anastomosis of the esophagus. On the 7th postoperative day, esophagography showed another tracheoesophageal fistula proximal to the esophageal anastomosis. A wire was placed in the fistula preoperatively under bronchoscopy. At the 2nd operation through the same thoracotomy incision the proximal fistula was identified and ligated. On the 12th postoperative day, esophagography showed neither stricture nor leakage.
Bronchoscopy ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Esophageal Atresia ; Esophagus ; Fistula ; Thoracotomy ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula

The congenital esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fisula is a developmental defect due to incomplete septation of the foregut during embryonic period and is often associated with other congenital anomalies. I experienced a case of the esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula in one-day-old female patient. Primary repair of esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula was performed but abdominal distension developed. UGI series was done and showed duodenal obstruction. I report this case with brief review of the related literature.
Duodenal Obstruction ; Esophageal Atresia* ; Female ; Humans ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula*

PURPOSE: For recurrent esophageal cancer after primary definitive radiotherapy, no general treatment guidelines are available. We evaluated the toxicities and clinical outcomes of re-irradiation (re-RT) for recurrent esophageal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed 10 patients with recurrent esophageal cancer treated with re-RT after primary definitive radiotherapy. The median time interval between primary radiotherapy and re-RT was 15.6 months (range, 4.8 to 36.4 months). The total dose of primary radiotherapy was a median of 50.4 Gy (range, 50.4 to 63.0 Gy). The total dose of re-RT was a median of 46.5 Gy (range, 44.0 to 50.4 Gy). RESULTS: The median follow-up period was 4.9 months (range, 2.6 to 11.4 months). The tumor response at 3 months after the end of re-RT was complete response (n = 2), partial response (n = 1), stable disease (n = 2), and progressive disease (n = 5). Grade 5 tracheoesophageal fistula developed in three patients. The time interval between primary radiotherapy and re-RT was less than 12 months in two of these three patients. Late toxicities included grade 1 dysphagia (n = 1). CONCLUSION: Re-RT of recurrent esophageal cancer after primary radiotherapy can cause severe toxicity.
Deglutition Disorders ; Esophageal Neoplasms ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula

A baby was diagnosed with esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) on the next day after birth, and end-to-end anastomosis of esophagus with TEF ligation was performed. The distance between proximal and distal esophageal pouch was checked as 3 vertebral body lengths and a 1 cm-sized bronchogenic cyst (BC) was identified near carina on the right side, just below the proximal esophageal pouch. This case report described the baby who have a BC was located between the both esophageal pouch and a longer esophageal gap than usual EA with distal TEF.
Bronchogenic Cyst* ; Esophageal Atresia* ; Esophagus ; Ligation ; Parturition ; Tracheoesophageal Fistula