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A baby with two lower cervical tracheoesophageal fistulas was evaluated with a barium esophagram and computerized tomography (CT). The esophagram identified both fistulas. Axial CT demonstrated the esophageal attachment of the upper fistula and completely displayed the lower fistula. A change in caliber of the esophagus from a collapsed to a distended state marked the site of the fistulas.
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Commander Tripler Army Medical Center HSHK-DR./Dr. J.F.Johnson Tripler AMC Hawaii 96859
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Johnson, J.F., Sueoka, B.L., Mulligan, M.E. et al. Tracheoesophageal fistula: diagnosis with CT. Pediatr Radiol 15, 134–135 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388722
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