title: Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in the adult: a case report.
abstract: The case of a 50-year-old woman with congenital bronchoesophageal fistula is presented. The patient had symptoms of hemoptysis provoked by ingestion of liquids for 2 years. A barium swallow examination showed a bronchoesophageal fistula communicating between the middle third of the esophagus and right intermediate bronchus. An orifice of the fistula at the esophagus was revealed by esophagoscopy. The clinical and operative features and diagnosis of congenital origin are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Veterans General Hospital-Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged