Tracheoesophageal septum

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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.^[2]

Developmental abnormalities can lead to a tracheoesophageal fistula.^[3]

References

1. ↑ http://www.med.umich.edu/lrc/coursepages/M1/embryology/embryo/14respiratorysystem.htm
2. ↑ http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/digest/agutdev.htm
3. ↑ Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula - February 15, 1999 - American Academy of Family Physicians. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.