Congenital esophagobronchial fistula in an adult
Lang, S.J.; Mulder, D.G.
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 94(5): 788-790
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5223 PMID: 3669706 Document Number: 302853
Congenital esophagobronchial fistula occurring in infancy and childhood is a well-recognized entity necessitating urgent surgical treatment. Persistence of such a communication into adulthood is rare and would seem possible only if the tract were small so that aspiration into the lung could be tolerated. The case of a 38-year-old woman is presented in this report who was cured of lifelong symptoms of aspiration by surgical division of a presumed congenital esophagobronchial fistula.