Dr. Davidov performed combined esophageal resection with circular resection and tracheal plastic surgery for esophageal ...

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 ...

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.

Pediatric Laryngo-Tracheal Stenosis (LTS) comprises different conditions ... investigate the presence of congenital or acquired lesions such as tracheo-esophageal fistula, bronchus suis, localized or ...

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 ...

open_in_new imageFigure 3 Foreign body adjacent to the trachea, lying 2 mm from the usual path of the ipsilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve. open_in_new ...

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.

The rectum may connect to part of the urinary tract or the reproductive system. This happens through a passage called a fistula. As an unborn baby is growing in its mother’s womb, or uterus, different ...

If a fistula occurs with an abscess, you may need a seton to allow it to drain as well as antibiotics. A seton is a band placed in the fistula and tightened over time to help the fistula drain and ...