Colobronchial fistula as a rare complication of coloesophageal interposition: a unique treatment with a review of the medical literature
Zhao, X.; Sandhu, B.; Kiev, J.
American Surgeon 71(12): 1058-1059
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1348 PMID: 16447480 Document Number: 592871
Colobronchial fistula after coloesophageal interposition is a rare complication that has only been reported once in the English surgical literature. We report the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with chronic respiratory complaints. He had previously undergone esophagectomy for adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction. The fistula was controlled by placement of a Polyflex esophageal stent.