A safe and effective surgical approach for congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula in adults
Congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula in adults is a very rare condition; there is no standard surgical procedure for adult patients. This case report describes a successful surgical treatment of an adult congenital tracheo-oesophageal fistula using a central sternotomy approach and summarizes the specific surgical steps. We believe that this approach is a safe and effective method for treating such disease.
Authors
- Jiangshan Ai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0231-2477)
- H.-J. Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5953-4996)
- Yucheng Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0183-5398)
- Lianzheng Zhao
Institutions
- Qingdao University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivaf097
- Primary Topic
- Esophageal and GI Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00