Keckler Scott J, St Peter Shawn D, Calkins Casey M, Holcomb George W
Department of Surgery, The Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri 64108, USA.
J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Jun;18(3):465-8. doi: 10.1089/lap.2007.0136.
Recurrent fistula after the repair of esophageal atresia with a tracheoesophageal fistula is a difficult problem that requires a reoperation. Each subsequent operation poses greater risk and morbidity. Therefore, in this paper we describe a case in which a fistula recurred after the initial esophageal aresia repair, then recurred again after a thoracotomy to repair the recurrence. This recurrence was successfully treated with endobronchial obliteration of the fistula tract with a biosynthetic mesh.
