1. Temporary Retrograde Occlusion of High-Flow Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula
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Colin D Gause, Michael Liu, Federico G. Seifarth, and Ian C. Glenn
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Fistula ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Tracheoesophageal fistula ,Infant, Premature, Diseases ,Catheterization ,Occlusion ,medicine ,Humans ,Abnormalities, Multiple ,Esophageal Atresia ,Tetralogy of Fallot ,Gastrostomy ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Gestational age ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Low birth weight ,Atresia ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Infant, Premature ,Tracheoesophageal Fistula - Abstract
This report describes a temporary retrograde occlusion technique for control of a high-flow tracheo-esophageal fistula in a critically ill, premature infant born at 29 weeks’ gestational age, with a diagnosis of type C (Gross) esophageal atresia and tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). This procedure is a useful bridging maneuver before definitive surgical correction for extremely low birth weight, unstable neonates with tracheo-esophageal fistula who are suffering from associated malformations.
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- 2015
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