CONCLUSION: Use of a barbed silicone-covered retrievable expandable nitinol stent relieves dyspnea and facilitates fistula closure in patients with benign or malignant tracheal strictures or fistulas.

Professor Mikhail Davidov died at the age of 77 in Russia. (AINA) -- Professor Mikhail Davidov has died at the age of 77 in Moscow. Dr. Davidov was an oncology surgeon and a member of the the Russian ...

Tracheoesophageal fistula adalah kondisi abnormal yang terjadi pada esofagus dan trakea. Kondisi ini baru dapat diketahui ketika bayi lahir. Normally, a person’s esophagus and trachea are separate.

OA/TOF stands for Oesophageal Atresia (OA) and Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula are rare congenital conditions of the oesophagus (food pipe) and/or trachea (airway) that affects one in every 3,500 people.

diagnosis of post-intubation benign laryngeal and/or tracheal stenosis; no previous history of airway reconstruction surgery. Exclusion criteria: in use of mechanical ventilation or supplemental ...

In most babies with this condition, the top end of the lower esophagus abnormally connects to the windpipe, a connection called a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF ... development process of the ...

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...

Introduction: Attempted tracheal replacement efforts thus far have had very little success. Major limiting factors have been the inability to efficiently re-vascularise and mimic the mechanical ...

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued Guidelines for the competency-based postgraduate training programme for MCh ...

Abdominal trauma can also lead to fistula formation although this is rare. Postoperative gastrointestinal fistulae can occur after any abdominal procedure in which the gastrointestinal tract is ...