title: External diversion for palliative treatment of malignant tracheoesophageal or bronchoesophageal fistulas.
abstract: The creation of cervical esophagostomy, distal esophageal ligation, and a feeding gastrostomy in combination with an external bypass device for the treatment of malignant tracheoesophageal and bronchoesophageal fistulas offers a simple and rational approach for a critical situation in which more extensive surgical procedures are neither warranted nor more effective.
mesh_terms: D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*