[Esophagopulmonary fistulas. Description of a case and review of the literature].
We report the case of a 30-year old male patient who presented with chronic right lung purulence of 10 years' duration and of undetermined origin. At pneumonectomy a fistula joining the oesophagus to the cavities in the right lower lobe was discovered. Non tumoral oesophago-bronchial or oesophago-tracheal fistulae are rare, but oesophago-pulmonary fistulae are truly exceptional, since only 3 cases were found in the literature. The possible causes of this pathology in our patient are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013492:Suppuration
Les fistules oesophago-pulmonaires. Description d'un cas et revue de la littérature.