Objective:To explore the clinical situation

diagnosis and treatment of congenital tracheobronchial cartilage remnants of esophagus.Methods:A retrospective study was carried out on 15 cases of tracheobronchial cartilage remnants of esophagus in the last 18 years in our hospital.Results:Congenital tracheobronchial cartilage remnants of esophagus could be diagnosed definitely by clinical situation and barium meal.In our study

14 patients who underwent the operation of chondric excision and oesophageal plasty had a satisfactory outcome;1 patient who received out submucosal cartilage stripping developed complication of fistulae from esophagus to abdominal cavity and was cured after gastrostomy and nutritional support.Congenital tracheobronchial cartilage remnants of esophagus manifests itself when the children begin to eat foods.Vomiting the food without gastric fluid and bile is the leading clinical situation.The special signs of pendulum and fusiform on barium meal examination can be the diagnosis evidence.Operation provides the only choice for treatment.