This series on “Tracheoesophageal Fistula” is edited by Dr. Tutku Soyer, from Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Professor Tutku Soyer is a consultant surgeon in Department of Pediatric Surgery in Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine. His academic research focused on pediatric thoracic surgery and neonatal surgery. He is also serving as consultant in Research Center for Swallowing Disorders. He chairs Turkish Esophageal Atresia Registry and member of European Association of Pediatric Surgeons (EUPSA) Network Office. He is board member of Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons and Pediatric Adolescent and Adult Foregut Interdisciplinary Society.
Series outline:
1. Anesthetic managmenet of TEF
Filiz Uzumcugil, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
2. Respiratory morbidity in children with TEF
Renato Cutrera, Respiratory Unit, Academic Department of Pediatrics, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
3. Radiologic diagnosis of TEF in children
Mithat Haliloğlu, Department of Radiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
4. Management of H-type TEF
Çiğdem Ulukaya Durakbaşa, Dpeartment of Pediatric Surgery, İstanbul Medeniyet University, İstanbul Turkey
5. TEF after esophageal atresia repair: recurrent, missed or acquired
Özlem Boybeyi Türer, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Tutku Soyer, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
6. Endoscopic treatment of TEF: Use of stents and endoclips
Thomas Ciecierega, Weil Medical School, New York, USA
7. Bronchoscopy and chemocautherization in the management of TEF
Gursu Kıyan, Department of Pediatric Surgery, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
8. Thoroscopic TEF repair in children
Oliver Muensterer, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Universitatsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-universtatz, Mainz, Germany
9. Management of acquired TEF due to cancer
Alper Toker, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
10. Postoperative complications and long term outcomes of TEF repair
Augusto Zani, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
11. Case report on TEF
Gening Jiang, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Xiaogang Liu, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
12. Case report on TEF
Guangyu Yang, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
Disclosure:
The series “Tracheoesophageal Fistula” was commissioned by the editorial office, Current Challenges in Thoracic Surgery without any sponsorship or funding. Tutku Soyer is serving as the unpaid Guest Editor for the series.
