Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Background: Tracheoesophageal fistula is an abnormal connection between the trachea and the oesophagus due to a congenital condition or acquired conditions. The most common causes of acquired TEF include malignancy, trauma, and infection. Patients with acquired TEF have high mortality and morbidity rates due to critical illness and comorbidities.
Source: Cuestiones de Fisioterapia
DOI: 10.48047/yymrk829
Institution: Universitas Airlangga
Language: English
Topic: Esophageal and GI Pathology
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409273704