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CASE STUDIES

Self-Expanding Bifurcation Stent for Malignant Esophagotracheobronchial Fistula

Joerg Lindenmann, MD, Nicole Neuboeck, MD, Udo Anegg, MD, Veronika Matzi, MD, Alfred Maier, MD, Freyja Maria Smolle-Juettner, MD

Division of Thoracic and Hyperbaric Surgery, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria

Joerg Lindenmann, MD, Tel: + 43 316 385 3302, Fax: + 43 316 385 4679, Email: jo.lindenmann{at}meduni-graz.at, Division of Thoracic and Hyperbaric Surgery, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29 8036, Graz, Austria.

A 60-year-old man with esophageal carcinoma in the upper 3rd underwent palliative treatment including photodynamic therapy, brachytherapy, external beam irradiation, and esophageal stenting. He developed a symptomatic malignant esophagotracheo-bronchial fistula that could not be closed by telescope-stenting in the esophagus. Implantation of a self-expanding, covered metal, tracheal bifurcation stent by flexible bronchoscopy resulted in immediate closure of the fistula with an uneventful recovery.

Key Words: Bronchoscopy • Esophageal Fistula • Esophageal Neoplasms • Stents

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:79-81
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309102527




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