Tracheoesophageal septum

Overview

The tracheoesophageal septum is a structure which divides the the esophagus from the trachea. It divides the foregut tube into the laryngotracheal tube and esophagus.^[1]

Developmental abnormalities can lead to a tracheoesophageal fistula.^[2]

References

↑ http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/agutdev.htm
↑ “Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula – February 15, 1999 – American Academy of Family Physicians”. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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[1] ttp://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/agutdev.htm

[2] “Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula – February 15, 1999 – American Academy of Family Physicians”. Retrieved 2007-11-11.

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