Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
1999 Mar;32(3):322-325.
Congenital Tracheoesophageal Fistula in an Adult
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- 1Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanil General Hospital, KEPCO, Seoul.
- 2Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Seodaemoon Municipal Hospital, Seoul.
Abstract
- Congenital esophago-respiratory fistulae in adults have rarely been reported. Moreover, most of those are the cases of bronchoesophageal fistulae, that is to say esophago-lower respiratory fistulae. We experienced case of a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula in an adult, not a bronchoesophageal fistula. At our hospital, a 20-year-old male with recurrent episodes of a paroxysmal(especially postprandial) cough, respiratory infection and relative growth retardation had been diagnosed by using esophagography and esphagoscopy as having a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula with a concomittant esophageal diverticulum. The surgical correction was done successfully. We are excited to report a case of a congenital tracheoesophageal fistula in an adult, which is believed to be the first case of its kind in Korea.
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