title: Use of an intratracheal silicone prosthesis (Dumon type) for the treatment of tracheoesophageal fistula due to advanced lung cancer.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morishita
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones