The Management of Traumatic Tracheo-esophageal Fistula Caused by Blunt Chest Trauma
- 1 June 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Surgery
- Vol. 100 (6) , 681-684
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1970.01340240049010
Abstract
Tracheo-esophageal fistula following blunt thoracic trauma has been reported. Presence of a fistula must be anticipated when a young male patient has sustained blunt thoracic trauma, usually in an automobile accident. Some time after the third day the patient develops difficulty swallowing and appears to aspirate. An aggressive diagnostic approach relying primarily on endoscopy to precisely localize the site of the fistula is emphasized. Early primary repair of the fistula is recommended.Keywords
This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula Secondary to Nonpenetrating Trauma to the ChestAnesthesiology, 1968
- Cervical Tracheoesophageal Fistula Due to Steering-Wheel InjuryThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1968
- Traumatic Tracheo-Oesophageal FistulaScandinavian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1968
- ACQUIRED TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA FOLLOWING COMPRESSION INJURY TO THE CHESTThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1962
- TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA CAUSED BY BLUNT VIOLENCEArchives of Surgery, 1949
- External trauma as a cause of lesions of the esophagusAmerican Journal of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition, 1936