ReviewPediatric surgery international2020
Tracheoesophageal fistula in the developing world: are we ready for thoracoscopic repair?
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- Outcomes of infants undergoing surgery for oesophageal atresia and trachea-oesophageal fistula at a tertiary referral hospital in Tanzania.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Outcomes of Esophageal Atresia at University Tertiary Hospital of Kigali, Rwanda.Research square · 2025Article
- Anesthetic consideration of a patient with acquired tracheoesophageal fistula undergoing radical left colectomy for sigmoid cancer.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Minimally invasive palliative treatment of malignant tracheoesophageal fistula using cardiac septal occluder.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Esophageal atresia with tracheoesophageal fistula: two case reports.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Surgical outcome and predictors of neonates with esophageal atresia admitted at Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital.PloS one · 2023Article
- Supraglottic jet oxygenation and ventilationFrontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Global Health Challenges: Why the Four S's Are Not Enough.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Time to Death and Predictors Among Neonates with Esophageal Atresia in Ethiopia.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2022Article
- Risk factors for anesthesia-associated postoperative capillary leakage after thoracoscopic surgery in neonates: A single-center observational study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula: A Retrospective Review from a Tertiary Care Institute.Journal of the West African College of SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
purposeTracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) is a bellwether for a country's ability to care for sick newborns. We aim to review the existing literature from low- and middle-income countries in regard to management of those newborns and the possible approaches to improve their outcomes.
methodsA review of the existing English literature was conducted with the aim of assessing challenges faced by providers in LMIC in terms of diagnostic, preoperative, operative and post-operative care for TEF patients. We also review the limited literature for performing thoracoscopic repair in the developing world context and suggest methods for introduction of advanced thoracoscopic procedures including techniques for providing anesthesia to these challenging babies.
resultsWhile outcomes related to technique from LMIC are comparable to the developed world, rates of secondary complications like sepsis and pneumonia are higher. In many areas, repairs are conducted in a staged fashion with minimal utilization of thoracoscopic approach. The paucity of resources creates strain on intraoperative and post-operative management.
conclusionClearly, not all developing world contexts are ready to attempt thoracoscopic repair but we outline suggestions for assessing the existing capabilities and a stepwise gradual implementation of advanced thoracoscopy when appropriate.
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