Original Article Archive Congenital Tracheoesophageal Fistula without Esophageal Atresia Authors: Charles V. Pryles, M.D., and Andrew Huvos, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations ...

Imperatori, C. J. Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula without atresia of esophagus: report of case with plastic closure and cure. Arch. Otolaryng. 30:352–359, 1939.

Tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) without associated esophageal atresia is a rare congenital abnormality. The incidence of H-type TEF accounts for about 4% of tracheoesophageal abnormalities with an ...

In: Peterson's Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Second Edition, Volume 2, 2004; pp. 871-886. Further Reading All Fistula Content Fistula Treatment Fistula - What is a Fistula?

A tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) affects 50 to 80 percent of patients with the VACTERL association. Early in life, a tracheoesophageal fistula can cause breathing and feeding problems, and it ...

A seven-month-old infant with the rare congenital condition H-type tracheoesophageal fistula underwent successful surgery at KGMU, leading to significant health improvements. The procedure, led by ...

Congenital isolated TEF (H-type) is a rare disorder. This anomaly accounts for about 4% of tracheoesophageal malformations and has an incidence of around 1:50 000–80,000 births.

Bibliography: Palmquist-Gomes, P., Ruiz-Villalba, A., Guadix, J.A. et al. (2023) Origin of congenital coronary arterio-ventricular fistulae from anomalous epicardial and myocardial development.