Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in childhood. Case report and review of the literature.
A case of congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in a 9-month-old infant is presented. He had had repeated pulmonary infections since he was 2 months old. A barium swallow examination showed a communicating fistula between the mid-esophagus and the posterior segmental bronchus of the right upper lobe. MRI clearly demonstrated the course of the fistula.
Wang
C R
CR
Department of Radiology, Taiwan Provincial Shin-Chu Hospital, Republic of China.
Tiu
C M
CM
Chou
Y H
YH
Chang
T
T
D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male