Fig. 1. Views of the gastrostomy catheter and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). (A ) An anterior view of the gastrostomy catheter, which had been erroneously passed through the TEF, with the balloon inflating in the trachea. (B ) Posterior view of the TEF, located in the right main bronchus. The tracheal laceration was approximately 10 mm in length and located in the membranous portion 10 mm above the carina.