PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 6 December 1976, pp. 907-909
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Pneumoesophagus as a Sign of H Type Tracheoesophageal Fistula

Wilbur L. Smith M.D.1, E. A. Franken Jr. M.D.1, and John A. Smith M.D.1

1 Department of Radiology, Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis

Two patients with H type tracheoesophageal fistulae demonstrated prominent pneumoesophagus and gaseous distention of the bowel after endotracheal intubation and positive-pressure ventilation. This report discusses the pathophysiology of these events and emphasizes the significance of these findings.

Submitted on January 19, 1976
Accepted on March 3, 1976