Colobronchial fistula: a late complication of childhood radiotherapy.
We present the case of a colobronchial fistula in a 41-year-old man who underwent radiotherapy for nephroblastoma as an infant. He attended for barium enema, which demonstrated a fistula between colon and bronchial tree. Following right hemicolectomy and pathological examination of the resected bowel, no active disease process was identified to explain the development of this rare fistula. Radiotherapy was deemed the most probable aetiology. We are unaware of this having been previously described.
MacKay
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Department of Radiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Queen Elizabeth Building, 16 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland, UK.
Howells
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Poon
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D000328:Adult; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000532:radiotherapy
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate