title: Esophageal fistula: demonstration by CT.
abstract: While barium esophagography is useful in revealing fistulas between the esophagus and trachea or bronchus, it is not adequate to show those between esophagus and lung or mediastinum. In this study, a patient with esophago-pulmonary and esophago-mediastinal fistulas was evaluated by CT, which proved to be more effective in showing fistulas between the esophagus and lung or mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamikonya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed