The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 541-543, September 2007

Diagnosis of a symptomatic tracheal pouch by means of bronchoscopy after neonatal repair of a tracheoesophageal fistula

  • J. Brian Kang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
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  • Steven S. Rothenberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children, Denver, Colo
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  • Marzena E. Krawiec, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Denver, Colo
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  • Scott D. Sagel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital and University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Scott Sagel, MD, The Children's Hospital, 1056 E 19th Ave, Box B-395, Denver, CO 80218.

Received 12 June 2007; received in revised form 23 July 2007; accepted 25 July 2007.

Key words: Tracheal pouch, diverticulum, tracheoesophageal fistula, thoracoscopic surgery, recurrent pneumonias

Abbreviations used: EA, Esophageal atresia, TEF, Tracheoesophageal fistula

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 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: M. E. Krawiec has consulting arrangements with Novartis and is on the speakers' bureau for Merck and Glaxo Wellcome. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)01451-0

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2007.07.050

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 541-543, September 2007

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