Occlusion of a neo-esophageal-bronchial fistula using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug 2

The appearance of a benign fistula between the airway and the gastrointestinal tract is a rare complication of esophagectomy. We report a patient with neo-esophago-bronchial fistula that developed 13 months after two-stage esophagectomy. Repeat thoracotomy was not deemed appropriate given the patien...

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Main Authors: Jamie A. Young, Sami M. Shimi, Afhsin Alijani, Pradeep V. Patil, Raj Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2013-05-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/occlusion-of-a-neo-esophageal-bronchial-fistula-us/56710