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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