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From: Novel use of balloon-tipped bronchial blockers to occlude neonatal tracheoesophageal fistula: a case series

Fig. 1

A Preoperative upper gastrointestinal contrast imaging. The white arrow indicates the opening between the esophagus and the trachea. B Posteroanterior chest radiograph shows severe gastrointestinal distension and bilateral pneumonia. C Bronchoscopic view of a TEF. The fistula opening is located 1 cm above the carina. D The opening of the fistula is located at the carina. E Under bronchoscopy, the balloon of the BTBB is inflated with normal saline, and the blue marker is clearly shown. F The size and angle of the 5-Fr BTBB are shown. G The suction port and pilot balloon of a 5-Fr BTBB are shown. TEF = tracheoesophageal fistula; BTBB = balloon-tipped bronchial blocker

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