introduction: tracheal stenosis is normally caused by trauma, infection, benign and malignant tumors, prolonged intubation or tracheostomy. the best treatment for tracheal stenosis is resection and anastomosis of trachea. yet the major surgical complication of tracheal surgery is postoperative stenosis. the goal of this paper is to study the result of tracheal stenting as a replacement therapy ...

OBJECTIVE Patients with advanced hypopharyngeal or cervical esophageal cancer have a comparatively high risk of also developing thoracic esophageal cancer. Pharyngolaryngectomy with total esophagectomy is highly invasive, and few reports about it exist. We examined the postoperative complications and respective countermeasures and prognoses of patients who underwent pharyngolaryngectomy with to...

OBJECTIVES Esophageal strictures and esophagorespiratory fistulas are complications of malignant esophageal tumors, which are difficult to manage. The efficacy of self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) for palliation of malignant esophageal strictures and fistulas was investigated prospectively. METHODS Forty-three SEMS were inserted in 41 patients with malignant esophageal stricture or fistula. ...

appendicovesical fistula is an uncommon type of enterovesical fistula and a rare complication of unrecognized appendicitis. appendicovesical fistula often presents with recurrent or persistent urinary tract infection, especially in men. the commonest causes are appendicitis, cecal diverticulitis, and cystadenocarcinoma or carcinoid tumors of appendix. approximately 114 cases have been reported ...

Christopher M. Tran, MD Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center – New Orleans Email: [email protected] Website: www.lsuhsc.edu Phone: 504.568.4785 Contact 1. Altorjay, A, Mucs, M, Rull, M, et al. Recurrent, nonmalignant tracheoesophageal fistulas and the need for surgical improvisation. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010; 89: 1789-1796. 2. Baisi, A, Bonavina, L, Narne, S, Peracchia, A. B...