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Figure 1: Infant feeding tube coiling at T8 (Arrow)
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The insertion of infant feeding tube (IFT) showed coiling of the IFT at a distance of 18cm from the lower lip at the level of T-8 vertebra (Fig. 1).
Figure 2: Contrast esophagogram showing dilated upper pouch ending at the level of diaphragm
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Contrast esophagogram showed dilated upper esophageal pouch seen ending just above the diaphragm (Fig. 2).
Figure 3: Bronchoscopy showing fistula opening at carina (small arrow) between left and right main bronchi (bigger arrows).
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The bronchoscopy showed the presence of a fistula posteriorly at the level of carina (Fig. 3). The patient underwent thoracotomy through the 5th intercostal space in view of the caudally extending upper pouch and a lower location of the distal fistula.