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Fig. 3

From: The use of a sternothyroid muscle flap to prevent the re-recurrence of a recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula found 10 years after the primary repair

Fig. 3

a The esophagus and trachea was sharply divided, and the recurrent TEF was resected. A Pean’s forceps was used to grasp both ends of the fistula (arrow). The fistula orifice in the esophagus was repaired with interrupted suture. The tracheal wall was also sutured. b A sternothyroid muscle flap was directly sutured to the esophagus (arrow) and interposed between the esophagus and the trachea. c, d The protocol of a and b, respectively. E esophagus, T trachea, re-TEF recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula, M.F. sternothyroid muscle flap

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