The main treatments for esophageal tracheal fistula include surgery, medical adhesive sealant treatment, and electrocautery treatment.
Esophageal tracheal fistula is an esophageal developmental abnormality or lesion resulting in a fistula between the trachea and esophagus, which can be congenital or acquired.
1. Esophageal tracheal fistula is relatively large, usually need to choose surgical treatment, should improve the preoperative examination, active preoperative preparation. According to the condition of the fistula repair, resection and esophageal reconstruction, and do a short-term gastrostomy, in order to facilitate the early postoperative feeding and prevent the occurrence of aspiration pneumonia.
2. Some patients have small fistulas that cannot tolerate surgical treatment, so they can consider medical adhesive sealing treatment, or electrocautery treatment in bronchoscopy. At the same time pay attention to rehydration, under the guidance of the doctor using penicillin and other drugs anti-infection treatment.
The treatment of esophageal tracheal fistula should be under the guidance of the doctor according to the specific condition and the patient’s physical condition and other comprehensive judgment.