Isolated tracheoesophageal fistula: A report of two cases and review of the literature Isolated tracheoesophageal fistul
Esra Özçakır1, Nurullah Doğan2, Mete Kaya1
1Şevket Yılmaz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk Cerrahisi Kliniği, Bursa
2Özel Bahar Hastanesi, Radyoloji Kliniği, Bursa
Keywords: Tracheoesophageal fistula, cine-esophagography, bronchoscopy
Abstract
Isolated tracheoesophageal fistula is an infrequent congenital anomaly which is seen in only 4% of tracheo-esophageal malformations. Isolated tracheoesophageal fistula is presented with cyanosis and choking during the feeding, and recurrent chest infections and abdominal distention. Various methods that have been applied to prove the presence of a suspicious isolated tracheoesophageal fistula: contrast esophagography, cine-esophagography and bronchoscopy. In this report, two infants with isolated tracheoesophageal fistula diagnosed by cine-esophagography are presented.