In this video, open thoracotomy and repair of esophageal atresia and distal tracheo-esophageal fistula is demonstrated in for a 3 day old baby. The video shows the surgeon's point of view (POV).

This video is intended as an education material and should not replace formal surgical training.

In this procedure, the operative steps are played in normal speed while some of the steps is played in faster speed for illustration purpose.The original video is one hour and 40 minutes. Surgical steps a described in the subtitles during the video. This is an educational video designed for junior pediatric surgeons in training.