Article
Esophageal Cancer Complicated by a Distal Acquired Esophagopulmonary Fistula
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Keywords
- gastroenterology,
- critical care,
- esophageal cancer,
- malignancy complications,
- fistula,
- esophageal neoplasms,
- esophageal neoplasms/complications,
- esophageal fistula
Disciplines
Abstract
Esophageal respiratory fistulas, commonly found as a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), are abnormal connections between the esophagus and trachea. These can be congenital (infants) or acquired (malignancy). A more rare form of an esophageal respiratory fistula is an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the lung parenchyma—also known as an esophagopulmonary fistula. In our case, we present a middle-aged male with a history of esophageal cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiation presenting into the intensive care unit for increasing shortness of breath and vomiting after eating found to have a rare form of a TEF causing his symptoms.
Citation Information
Alexander D Lake, Yousef Almuzaini, Aaron Jaffe, Joseph Staffetti, et al.. "Esophageal Cancer Complicated by a Distal Acquired Esophagopulmonary Fistula" Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph-staffetti/12/