Alessandro de Alarcon · Slide Tracheoplasty for Repair of Complex Tracheoesophageal Fistulas.
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Slide Tracheoplasty for Repair of Complex Tracheoesophageal Fistulas.

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Article · Oct 2026 · 1 min read

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This article describes slide tracheoplasty as a surgical technique for repairing complex and recurrent tracheoesophageal fistulas. The approach addresses common complications of traditional TEF repair including fistula recurrence, tracheal stenosis, and nerve injury.

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Alessandro de Alarcon

Repair of large, recurrent, and complex tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEFs) is challenging and numerous different surgical approaches exist. These various techniques each carry a set of risks and possible complications such as fistula recurrence, tracheal stenosis or pouches, esophageal stenosis, and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. Slide tracheoplasty is a reconstructive technique successfully use…

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