van Drumpt AS, Kroon HM, Grüne F, van Thiel R, Spaander MCW, Wijnhoven BPL, Dos Reis Miranda D. Surgery for a large tracheoesophageal fistula using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
J Thorac Dis 2017;
9:E735-E738. [PMID:
29221332 DOI:
10.21037/jtd.2017.08.03]
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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 veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) without the need for mechanical ventilation.
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