Here the communication with the esophagus is so wide that it occupies the entire diameter of the tracheal posterior wall. The condition responds to a long list of causes that include therapeutic accidents and is favored by the chronic prostration and poor nutrition of these patients. Cetrángolo Hospital
This tracheoesophageal fistula has been surrounded by an over-elevated environment that crowns the central depression with its punctiform orifice. Cetrángolo Hospital
Tracheoesophageal fistula. Its edges have been epithelialized and after its circular access a feeding tube is observed. Francisco Muñiz Hospital
Fistula occlusion. A cyanoacrylate deposit fills a large fistula in the right source bronchus. Undesirable mediate complication of a pneumonectomy. Italian Hospital
Tracheoesophageal fistula: Intense edema of the entire tracheal mucosa, with extensive areas of submucosal hemorrhage. The edema becomes irregular in the posterior wall and a U-shaped fissure occupies the center of the image. The dark coloration of its path is due to the methylene blue instilled in the esophagus for its detection. Isidoro R., Sinus … Read more
View of the carina and the birth of the main bronchi. A large depression precedes the orifice of the left source bronchus and communicates with the esophagus: Tracheobronchoesophageal fistula due to closed thorax trauma.