ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2020
Management of tracheo-oesophageal fistula in adults.
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64 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nonintubated Robotic-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Tracheoesophageal Fistula Repair.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2026Article
- Etiological profile and prognostic factors of airway fistula: a retrospective study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Histological and transcriptomic changes associated with matrix metalloproteinase 9 upregulation in rat esophageal fistula.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Bulbar "Red Flag" Symptoms and a 21-Year Diagnostic Delay in Adult Arnold-Chiari Type II Malformation With Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Syringomyelia: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2026Article
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- A review of management of benign post-esophagectomy respiratory-digestive fistula in esophageal cancer in China.Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society · 2026Review
- When tuberculosis turns critical: a rare constellation of severe complications.Breathe (Sheffield, England) · 2026Article
- Thin bronchoscope-parallel, endotracheal tube-guided stent deployment for cervical tracheoesophageal fistula after anti-cancer therapy: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Diagnosis and surgical management of an acquired cervical tracheoesophageal fistula in a Shih Tzu following foreign body removal.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2025Article
- A case report of lymphoma presenting initially with tracheoesophageal fistula and literature review.Medicine · 2025Review
- Bronchoscopic management of airway fistulas: a clinical analysis of 45 cases with integrated bioinformatic analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
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- Clinical insights and management outcomes of tracheoesophageal and bronchoesophageal fistulas: a 20-year case series review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Article
- Endoscopy esophageal mucosal circumferential resection followed by bypass surgery to treat tracheoesophageal fistula.JTCVS techniques · 2025Article
- Comprehensive Insights into Tracheoesophageal Fistula Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Future Directions.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
- Management and outcomes of acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistula: a single-centre experience of 58 cases.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Successful cure of a patient with tracheoesophageal fistula in cervical esophageal cancer: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Isolation techniques for gastrointestinal tract defects: Two case reports.World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy · 2025Article
- Interventional Treatment Is an Effective Approach to Relieve Symptoms in Patients With Malignant Tracheoesophageal Fistula.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Endoscopic Treatment of Very-Delayed-Onset Tracheoesophageal and Esophagocutaneous Fistulae after Colonic Interposition for Esophageal Atresia.ACG case reports journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) is a pathological connection between the trachea and the oesophagus that is associated with various underlying conditions including malignancies, infections, inhalation injuries and traumatic damage. As the condition spans multiple organ systems with varying aetiologies and acuities, TOF poses unique diagnostic and management challenges to pulmonologists, gastroenterologists and thoracic surgeons alike. Although stents have been a cornerstone in the management of TOF, there exists a large gap in our understanding of their efficacy and precise methodology, making stenting procedure both art and science. TOFs relating to underlying oesophageal or tracheal malignancies require advanced understanding of the airway and digestive tract anatomy, dimensions of the fistula, stent characteristics and types, and the interplay between the oesophageal stent and the airway stent if dual stenting procedure is elected. In this review article, we review the most up-to-date data on risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, management methods and prognosis. Consequently, this article serves to evaluate current therapeutic strategies and the future directions in the areas of 3D-printed stents, over-the-scope clipping systems, tissue matrices and atrial septal closure devices.
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