Endoscopy 2020; 52(S 01): S54
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1704168
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CLOSURE OF TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA USING ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING

A Benson
1   Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
D Hakimian
1   Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
H Jacob
1   Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
,
I Boškoski
2   Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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23 April 2020 (online)

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The patient is a 52-year-old male with a history of recurrent episodes of respiratory infections since childhood who presented with increased frequency of both respiratory infections and a feeling of coughing and choking with eating. Upon evaluation, he was diagnosed with a tracheoesophageal (TE) fistula via upper GI series and CT scan. Upper endoscopy showed the TE fistula with multiple openings. Given the complexity of the fistula, the TE fistula was closed with endoscopic suturing. The patient felt well post-procedure and was eating with no difficulty. Endoscopic suturing provides a minimally invasive solution in select cases of TE fistula.