BACKGROUND Percutaneous catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and cryoablation of the left atrium and pulmonary vein ostia have become successful therapeutic modalities in the management of atrial fibrillation. Atrio-esophageal fistula is a rare complication. Awareness of complication risk is imperative because without prompt diagnosis and urgent surgical intervention, the outcome is often fat...

Esophageal fistula is a rare but devastating complication that may occur after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.1 The mechanism of esophageal injury is not known. Potential mechanisms for injury include direct thermal injury and ischemic injury from damage to the esophageal blood supply. Current ablation strategies use various methods to avoid esophageal injury. We describe an unusual m...

Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) associated with distal congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a well-known entity. We encountered three patients of EA/TEF associated with long and unusual CES.

This case report describes a patient with a 22q11.2 duplication. His features, which include VACTERL association with an esophageal atresia/tracheo-esophageal fistula and a vascular ring, expand the previously described phenotype for this duplication.

Two cases of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) developed after a few weeks of repair of an esophageal atresia and tracheo-esophageal fistula (EA and TEF). Both cases were dealt successfully with laparoscopic pyloromyotomy.

Air embolism developing from an atrial-esophageal fistula that was created as a complication from an atrial ablation procedure is a rare, yet usually fatal diagnosis. Neurologic manifestations such as meningitis, altered mental status, seizures, strokes, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), psychiatric changes, and coma can ensue. Imaging of the brain might reveal infarcts, cerebral edema, as wel...

This is a case report of a gastro-lymphatic fistula which appeared during chemoradiotherapy for advanced esophageal cancer. A 60-year-old male was referred to the University of the Ryukyus Hospital because of a 10 kg monthly weight loss and dysphagia. Computed tomography (CT) scans indicated thickened esophageal wall at the lower thoracic esophagus and a swollen lymph node attached to the lesse...

BACKGROUND A malignant tracheoesophageal/bronchoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a life-threatening complication of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. A feeding gastrostomy/jejunostomy had been the most common treatment method for patients with TEF before the era of stenting. The aim of this retrospective study is to compare the prognosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with TEF trea...

How to cite: Gharpure V. Esophageal atresia with/without tracheoesophageal fistula. QUESTIONS 1. What clinical and sonographic features should make one suspect esophageal atresia in a pregnancy? 2. What is the quickest method of diagnosing esophageal atresia, with or without tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF)? 3. What management principles should be followed in a newborn with esophageal atresia ±...