Only division of the fistula was required in the 3 children who had no esophageal atresia. Two of the remaining 4 died after initial surgery to correct a congenital perforation of the colon ...

The figure shows both tracheoesophageal fistula (A-E) and tracheal abnormalities ( F-J). Note that A-E do not correspond with the classification of the type of tracheoesophageal fistula.