Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in an adult: a case report.
Bronchoesophageal fistulas are usually diagnosed in the neonatal period. As such, the condition is rare in adults. We present a case of a congenital bronchoesophageal fistula in a 62-year-old man with the complaint of severe bouts of cough and choking after swallowing liquid. His workup included a barium esophagogram that revealed a fistula between the esophagus and a right lower lobe bronchus. The diagnosis should be considered in certain individuals with suggestive symptomatology and unexplained respiratory pathology. The fistula was divided and resected, The patient had an uneventful recovery.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuan Wu Hospital of Capital University of Medical Science, No. 45 Changchun Street, Beijing 100053, China. drsulei@yahoo.com.cn
Lei
L
Su
Xiu-Qin
XQ
Wei
Xiu-Yi
XY
Zhi
Qing-Sheng
QS
Xu
Ting
T
Ma
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017609:Barium Compounds; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003287:Contrast Media; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013907:Thoracostomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017609:Barium Compounds; D003287:Contrast Media