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Erschienen in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences 4/2010

01.04.2010 | Case Report

Benign Esophagopulmonary Fistula Through an Epiphrenic Diverticulum and Asymptomatic Achalasia

verfasst von: Fernando A. M. Herbella, Jose C. Del Grande

Erschienen in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Ausgabe 4/2010

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Fistulas between the digestive and respiratory tracts are usually congenital, traumatic, or neoplastic in origin. Non-traumatic benign esophagorespiratory fistula in adults is a rare condition (a rate of malignant to benign of 5:1 [1]) that can be associated to severe pulmonary complications like lung abscesses [2] and even fatal outcomes [3]. Although several cases of esophagorespiratory fistula through a diverticulum were published, they commonly represent middle thoracic diverticula. This is the first report, as far as we know, of an esophagopulmonary fistula through an epiphrenic diverticulum. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Benign Esophagopulmonary Fistula Through an Epiphrenic Diverticulum and Asymptomatic Achalasia
verfasst von
Fernando A. M. Herbella
Jose C. Del Grande
Publikationsdatum
01.04.2010
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences / Ausgabe 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-010-1136-2

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