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Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula in childhood

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Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (aTEF) due to a decubital ulcer caused by an impacted foreign body is rare in the pediatric age group. The diagnosis of an aTEF is relatively easy by X-ray and endoscopy. Surgical intervention is difficult, and postoperative results are poor. We report an 11-year-old child with an aTEF caused by an ingested foreign body that was successfully treated without complication or recurrence.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Goten-Strasse 6–8, D-65907, Frankfurt a.M./Höchst, Germany

    J. L. Koltai

  2. Department of Paediatrics, Goten-Strasse 6–8, D-65907, Frankfurt a.M./Höchst, Germany

    J. Scholz

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Koltai, J.L., Scholz, J. Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula in childhood. Pediatr Surg Int 10, 46–47 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174443

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