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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2008;16:318-320
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CASE STUDIES

Early Repair of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Chou-Ming Yeh, MD, Chia-Man Chou, MD1

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Taichung Hospital
1 Department of Surgery Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung, Taiwan

For reprint information contact: Chia-Man Chou, MD Tel: 886 4 2359 2525 Ext. 5182 Fax: 886 4 237 41323 Email: cmchou{at}vghtc.gov.tw, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Sec 3, Chung-Kang Road, Taichung, Taiwan.

We report early direct repair of a cuff-related tracheoesophageal fistula in a 30-year-old alcoholic man with diabetic ketoacidosis who fell unconscious and was ventilated via an endotracheal tube. He was successfully weaned from the ventilator 1 week after the operation.






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