Abstract
We report early direct repair of a cuff-related tracheoesophageal fistula in a 30-year-old alcoholic man with diabetic ketoacidosis who fell unconscious and was ventilated via an endotracheal tube. He was successfully weaned from the ventilator 1 week after the operation.
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