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- Title
A case of esophagorespiratory fistula found on videofluorography.
- Authors
Nakagawa, Takao; Okita, Hirokazu; Yahata, Tetsutaro; Someya, Fujiko
- Abstract
We report a 59-year-old woman who presented with recurrent episodes of coughing and choking while eating. She had a history of metastatic tumor in the mediastinal lymph nodes treated with radiation and chemotherapy. She had also undergone placement of an esophageal stent. Videofluorography demonstrated esophagorespiratory fistula between the trachea and esophagus. The prevalence of this complication increases with prolonged survival of patients with malignancy in the mediastinal region. Such fistulae should be diagnosed as early as possible, because insertion of a covered stent usually improves the quality of life for these patients.
- Subjects
VIDEOFLUOROSCOPY; DRUG therapy; ESOPHAGEAL abnormalities
- Publication
Dicle Medical Journal / Dicle Tip Dergisi, 2012, Vol 39, Issue 1, p133
- ISSN
1300-2945
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2012.01.0112