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ReviewJournal of thoracic disease2018

Bronchoscopic advances in the management of aerodigestive fistulas.

Houssein A Youness, Kassem Harris, Ahmed Awab, Jean I Keddissi

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Review in Journal of thoracic disease, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical management of benign esophago-pulmonary fistula.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society · 2026
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  8. [Esophagotracheal and esophagobronchial fistulas].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021
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  9. [Interventional treatment of tracheoesophageal/bronchoesophageal fistulas].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019
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  10. [Surgical treatment of esophagotracheal and esophagobronchial fistulas].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Houssein A YounessOklahoma City VA Health Care system, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Kassem HarrisInterventional Pulmonary Section, Department of Medicine, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
Ahmed AwabUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Jean I KeddissiOklahoma City VA Health Care system, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant aerodigestive fistula (ADF) is an uncommon condition complicating thoracic malignancies. It results in increased morbidity and mortality and warrants therapeutic intervention. The management approach depends on symptoms, configuration, location, and extent of the fistula. This article will discuss the therapeutic considerations in the management of ADF.

Indexed as

aerodigestive fistula (ADF)airway stentdouble stentingesophageal stentTracheo-esophageal fistula

Identifiers

PMID30416814
PMCPMC6196195

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