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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov-Dec;28(6):523-525.
doi: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_79_23. Epub 2023 Nov 2.

Successful Management of a Child with Bronchoesophageal Fistula Associated with Other Anomalies

B V Raghunath  1 , Kavya Angadi  2 , A V Gurudutt  3 , Nidhi Srinivas  4 , L Manjunath  5 , S D Madhu  6
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Successful Management of a Child with Bronchoesophageal Fistula Associated with Other Anomalies

B V Raghunath et al. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg. 2023 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Bronchoesophageal fistulas (BEFs) are rare malformations characterized by abnormal communication between the bronchus and the esophagus. Herein, we report a successful management of a child with BEF discovered as an intraoperative surprise and associated with the short gut, annular pancreas, and disorder of intestinal fixation.

Keywords: Annular pancreas; bronchoesophageal fistula; respiratory distress; short gut.

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Figure 1
Computed tomography scan demonstrating the fistula
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Figure 2
Intraoperative photograph demonstrating the fistula
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