Jejunobronchial fistula: case report and brief discussion of the literature.
Enterobronchial fistulas are extremely rare. Herein we describe a 69-year-old man who had previously undergone resection of a gastric adenocarcinoma. He was hospitalized because of a fever, cough that produced brown sputum, dyspnea at rest, and an 18-kg weight loss during the previous year. A jejunobronchial fistula was diagnosed when methylene blue, which had been added to an enteric feeding, was detected in a bronchus during bronchoscopy. In addition to the current case, we include a brief review of the literature.
Division of Pulmonary Diseases, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male