Affiliations 

  • 1 Rusli Arshad. Anaesthesiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1984 Jun;39(2):159-62.
PMID: 6513857

Abstract

A case of Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TOF) was presented where the blind upper esophageal pouch was mistakenly intubated; in spite of this, adequate lung ventilation was possible for more than one hour. This was only noticed by the surgeon upon incision of the lower end of the pouch.

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