Preoperative flexible bronchoscopy-aided cannulation of a neonatal H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistula assists intraoperative identification of the fistulous tract

• 主要な著者: Livia Procopiuc (著者), Shehryer Naqvi (著者), Iain Yardley (著者), Andrew G. Nyman (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: SpringerOpen, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Abstract Background The surgical repair of H-type tracheo-oesophageal fistulas situated below the level of the second thoracic vertebra requires an open thoracotomy or a thoracoscopy. We describe a novel technique that allows for the use of a cervical incision to repair a fistula situated in the tho...