Author/Authors :
Nakagawa, Takao Kanazawa University - School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Japan , Okita, Hirokazu Kanazawa University Hospital - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Japan , Yahata, Tetsutaro Kanazawa University Hospital - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Japan , Someya, Fujiko Kanazawa University - School of Health Sciences, College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Japan
Abstract :
We report a 59-year-old woman who presented with recurrent episodes of coughing and choking while eating. She had a history of metastatic tumor in the mediastinal lymph nodes treated with radiation and chemotherapy. She had also undergone placement of an esophageal stent. Videofluorography demonstrated esophagorespiratory fistula between the trachea and esophagus. The prevalence of this complication increases with prolonged survival of patients with malignancy in the mediastinal region. Such fistulae should be diagnosed as early as possible, because insertion of a covered stent usually improves the quality of life for these patients.
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Esophagorespiratory fistula , videofluorography , malignancy , esophageal stent.
