Congenital H-type tracheoesophageal fistula.
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چکیده
A 12-year-old girl with H-type tracheoesophageal fistula is presented. The fistula was proven by bronchoscopic, oesophageoscopic and radiographic (with contrast medium) studies. As a sucking child the girl was operated, but there is no medical documentation (the girl is a displaced person). The question remains whether it is a primary or recurrent fistula.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 50 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974