Capnography and broncho-oesophageal fistula

Herpetic bronchitis with a broncho-oesophageal fistula.

Tracheobronchitis and oesophagitis due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) are rare. Tracheo-oesophageal fistula due to HSV oesophagitis has been described in the immunocompromised host. A case is reported of a broncho-oesophageal fistula which developed secondary to herpetic bronchitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient.

Pulmonary sequestration with congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula.

Complaints of older patients due to a congenital broncho-pulmonary foregut malformation are rare. A 53 yr old woman presented with this condition. The diagnosis was made by means of oesophagography, which showed a broncho-oesophageal fistula. Using the supplying vessel, identified by angiography, as a guideline, an operation was carried out to correct the anomaly.

Medication-induced oesophageal injury leading to broncho-oesophageal fistula.

Medication-induced oesophageal injury is one of the least recognised side-effects of oral medication and, in contrast to other oesophageal pathologies, is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of chest pain. We describe a case of medication-induced oesophageal injury with a rare complication in which the diagnosis was not considered until the characteristic features were demonstrated ...

Broncho-oesophageal fistula treated effectively without surgical resection.

Congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula associated with tracheal agenesis.

A male infant was born after 37 weeks of an uncomplicated fourth pregnancy to a 21-year-old woman whose previous obstetric history included one abortion and one stillbirth. The infant was delivered by spontaneous breech and did not breathe or cry at birth. He was "intubated" and intermittent positive-pressure respiration was given, but spontaneous respiration was never established. The initial ...