Tracheoesophageal fistula repair in a sexagenarian in a persistent vegetative state: how palliative surgery ended in an awakening for both patient and physicians

• Gary Vercruysse,
• Tyler M Bauer,
• Jonathan E Williams,
• Aasma Hossain

Affiliations

Gary Vercruysse

Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Tyler M Bauer

General Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Jonathan E Williams

General Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Aasma Hossain

General Surgery, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA