title: Gastrointestinal visualization during xenon-133 ventilation study in a patient with tracheoesophageal fistula.
abstract: A 37-yr-old female with H-type tracheoesophageal fistula demonstrated visualization of the gastrointestinal tract during a ventilation study using 133Xe gas. Gastrointestinal visualization by 133Xe on a ventilation study may prove to be a useful screening procedure for this condition in appropriate patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Seirei Mikatabara General Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takehara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Isoda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaneko
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes