Esophageal pulmonary fistula – a rare complication of radiation therapy: a case report

Esophageal pulmonary fistula – a rare complication of radiation therapy: a case report

Abstract Background Esophageal respiratory fistulae are abnormal communications between the esophagus and the respiratory system. They are either congenital or acquired. Most acquired esophageal respiratory fistulae are of the esophageal tracheal and esophageal bronchial type and are caused by infec...

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Main Authors: Laetitia Buemi, Salvatore Stefanelli, Philippe Bichard, Mickaël Luscher, Minerva Becker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Esophageal respiratory fistula
Esophageal pulmonary fistula
Squamous cell lung carcinoma
Postradiotherapy
Videofluoroscopy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1658-3

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