Postentübasyon sonrası gelişen trakea-özofageal fistül

Tracheoesophageal fistula, congenital or acquired, is a connection between the esophagus and trachea. Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula is divided as malignant and nonmalignant. The most common cause of acquired tracheoesophageal fistula is malignancy, while the most common cause of nonmalignant tracheoesophageal fistula is trauma associated with endotracheal cuff during prolonged mechanic ventilation. When the pressure in an endotracheal cuff balloon exceeds the capillary perfusion pressure, it causes ischemia and necrosis in the local tracheal mucosa. Our patient was a 33-year-old male with tracheoesophageal fistula developing after long-term endotracheal intubation for organic phosphorus poisoning.