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Accumulation of case reports of bronchoesophageal fistula in recent years suggests that this lesion occurs more frequently than was once thought. The embryological explanation lies in an incomplete separation of the tracheobronchial tree from the esophagus, the low site of the fistula being due to an early caudad elongation of the trachea and esophagus.
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Fransen, G., Lacquet, A. (1974). Bronchoesophageal Fistula. In: Diseases of the Esophagus. Handbuch der inneren Medizin, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86429-2_39
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