Combined endoscopic approach in the treatment of benign broncho-oesophageal fistula.
نویسندگان
چکیده
The treatment of benign broncho-oesophageal fistula is usually surgical but sometimes other methods of treatment are preferred. The case history is described of an adult in poor general condition in which an endoscopic approach combined with the use of fibrin glue on the bronchial side and metallic clips on the oesophageal side was used to close the fistula.
منابع مشابه
Broncho-oesophageal fistula: a late complication of endoscopic variceal sclerotherapy.
A case is reported of delayed broncho-oesophageal fistula presenting several weeks after fibreoptic injection sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices in a patient with chronic active hepatitis who eventually died from bronchopneumonia. Such serious complications of injection sclerotherapy should be kept in mind with the increasing popularity of this method of early treatment of bleeding oesophage...
متن کاملHerpetic 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.
متن کاملPulmonary 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.
متن کاملAdverse drug reaction Medication-induced oesophageal injury leading to broncho-oesophageal fistula
Medication-induced oesophageal injury is one of the least recognised side-eVects of oral medication and, in contrast to other oesophageal pathologies, is rarely considered in the diVerential diagnosis of chest pain. We describe a case of medicationinduced oesophageal injury with a rare complication in which the diagnosis was not considered until the characteristic features were demonstrated at ...
متن کاملMedication-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 ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 63 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008