[Non-malignant esophagotracheal fistulas in adults. Experience with 35 cases].

Esophagotracheal fistula always constitutes a serious, life-threatening complication. Fistulae occurring during medical intensive care with mechanical ventilation are currently the most frequent. Their diagnosis was strongly suspected by clinical examination of the patient, but was always confirmed by endoscopy which revealed their exact site in relation to the vocal cords or carina, essential information for the choice of incision when it is decided to perform surgery.

[Gastroesophageal reflux and respiratory manifestations: diagnostic approach, therapeutic indications and results].

The authors report a study of 140 patients presenting with a non-allergic respiratory tract disease (121 cases of asthma--19 cases of spasmodic cough). Gastro-oesophageal reflux was detected by 24-hour pHmetry in 86 of these patients. In 34 of them (i.

[Gastric esophagoplasty in the treatment of cancer of the esophagus].

Between March 1982 and December 1987, 112 patients with oesophageal cancer were treated by gastroplasty following oesophagectomy to restore gastrointestinal continuity. This technique was used in all oesophageal cancers regardless of their site, with the exception of paryngo-oesophageal and oesophago-cardio-fundal cancers. The overall mortality of 12.