Surgery for a large tracheoesophageal fistula using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

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Abstract

We report a patient with a giant tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) planned for reconstructive surgery. Because mechanical ventilation in any form was technically impossible, we successfully used venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) without the need for mechanical ventilation.

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van Drumpt, A. S., Kroon, H. M., Grüne, F., van Thiel, R., Spaander, M. C. W., Wijnhoven, B. P. L., & Miranda, D. D. R. (2017). Surgery for a large tracheoesophageal fistula using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 9(9), E735–E738. https://doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2017.08.03

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