A rare cause of upper digestive tract hemorrhage: an esophageal fistula in mediastinal tuberculous adenopathy

Kitmacher, P.; Bourhis, F.; Zarski, J.P.; Romand, P.; Paramelle, B.; Rachail, M.

Annales de Gastroenterologie et d'Hepatologie 27(4): 173-176

1991


ISSN/ISBN: 0066-2070
PMID: 1929198
Document Number: 3709
We report a case of esophageal fistule of a tubercular mediastinal adenopathy revealed by melena and which was diagnosed partly by means of endoscopy and partly by scanning alter carrying out an endoscopic fistulograph. Endoscopic ultrasound, which was carried out as a complementary examination, confirmed this diagnosis.

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A rare cause of upper digestive tract hemorrhage: an esophageal fistula in mediastinal tuberculous adenopathy