Use of an intratracheal silicone prosthesis (Dumon type) for the treatment of tracheoesophageal fistula due to advanced lung cancer.
A 49-year-old woman with a tracheoesophageal fistula due to advanced lung cancer was successfully treated by a stent using an intratracheal silicone prosthesis (Dumon type). The use of a Dumon tube proved to effectively palliate the fistulization and thus resulted in a dramatic improvement of the patient's quality of life.
Kawashima
O
O
Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Yoshida
I
I
Ishikawa
S
S
Ohshima
K
K
Morishita
Y
Y
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011788:Quality of Life; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
D012828:Silicones