The classification of congenital anomalies of the esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula, as reported by Vogt 1 and Ladd and Swenson, 2 is known to most pediatricians. It is our belief that this ...

MOST cases of aortic esophageal fistula have been due to ingestion of foreign bodies, especially animal bones. A much rarer cause has been esophageal diverticulum.§ The following case presents a ...

The effect of associated congenital abnormalities, particularly cardiac malformations, on the survival rate of infants with esophageal atresia is emphasized in a number of publications.

thyroiditis by bacterial infection through a pyriform sinus fistula; infection of a thyroid nodule or cancer; infection through perforation of the esophagus due to ingestion of a foreign body or ...

A man unknowingly swallowed his partial denture, causing an abnormal connection between his esophagus and trachea that required him to undergo two surgeries and eight months of recovery. The case ...

use of methods other than RF energy that may have a lesser tendency to produce esophageal injury leading to fistula formation when targeting tissue near the esophagus. Each will be considered in turn.

Edith Turnipseed Grant has experienced every side of Children's of Alabama - from patient, to nurse, to parent, and now a ...