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*As u can see above there are five types of Tracheo-oesophageal fistulas . They are type a, type b, type c, type d, and type e. *Another type called type f, has been recognised which has no fistula but is characterised by oesophageal narrowing. *TYPE C is the most common type of tracheo-oesophageal fistula, followed by TYPE A and TYPE E. *TYPE E, is also called the H TYPE fistula, because of its resemblance to the english alphabet H.
*TYPE E ( Tracheo-oesophageal fistula without atresia or H type fistula ) is associated with refractory bronchospasm and recurrent pneumonias.
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