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  • Title: Endoscopic obliteration of a recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula with enbucrilate and polidocanol in a child.
    Author: Lopes MF, Pires J, Nogueria Brandão A, Reis A, Morais Leitão L.
    Journal: Surg Endosc; 2003 Apr; 17(4):657. PubMed ID: 12582778.
    Abstract:
    We present a difficult case of a recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula following primary surgical repair of esophageal atresia. After four unsuccessful attempts to close the fistula, which included three thoracotomies and one endoscopic obliteration using fibrin glue, successful recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula closure was attained with the endoscopic application of enbucrilate (Histoacrylate) combined with polidocanol. Enbucrilate was applied into the lumen of the fistula by bronchoscopy, and polidocanol (Sclerovein) was injected into the esophageal submucosa around the fistula by esophagoscopy. Three years after this treatment, the fistula remains apparently closed.
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