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The patients were divided into three groups based on total gap length; Group A, B and C (\u22641 cm; 1.1\u20132 cm; and \u22652.1 cm). The characteristics of the lower esophagus (thin\/thick and narrow\/wide) were noted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of 60, Group A, B, and C had 23 (38.3%), 21 (35%), and 16 (26.7%) patients, respectively. The TEF terminated above, at, and below the azygos vein in 15 (25%), 6 (10%), and 39 (65%) patients, respectively, with the range of 15 mm above to 11 mm below; the commonest site being 5 mm below (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 26, 43.3%) the vein. The patients with TEF above and at the level of the azygos vein were predominantly in Group A (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 21, 95.2%), and those below were predominantly in Group B and C (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 36, 92.3%;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.01). A narrow lumen and thin-walled lower esophagus were significantly higher (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 15,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001; n = 10;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.003) in Group C patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The level of termination of the TEF in Gross type C TEF is inconsistent, the commonest site being 5 mm below the azygos vein. The lower the opening of the TEF below the azygos, the higher the total gap length with thinner and narrow lower esophagus carrying important surgical implications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jiaps.jiaps_434_25","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,5]],"date-time":"2026-05-05T20:00:20Z","timestamp":1778011220000},"page":"328-333","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Variations in the Level of Termination and Characteristics of Tracheoesophageal Fistula in Patients with Type C Esophageal Atresia"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"31","author":[{"given":"Charu","family":"Yadav","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Kalawati Saran Children\u2019s Hospital, New Delhi, 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