Lateral cervicotomic approach effective and safe in acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistulas
Researchers from a recent study have found out that the lateral cervicotomic approach with sternocleidomastoid flap interposition showed its effectiveness and safety in the treatment of acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistulas (AB-TEFs).
The study is published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology.
Despite improvements of diagnosis and management, acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistulas (AB-TEFs) remain a challenging clinical problem and a life-threating condition.
Hence, Matteo Fermi and colleagues from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy carried out the present study with the objective to review the early results and the long-term outcomes after surgical treatment of cervical AB-TEFs treated in our institution during the last 9 years.
This retrospective study included patients who underwent transcervical repair of benign cervical AB-TEFs. Patients were identified from a prospectively filled electronic database which included patients' demographics, medical history, disease presentation, prior treatments, operative report, morbidity and mortality, hospital stay, postoperative results and follow-up information.
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