title: Self-expanding bifurcation stent for malignant esophagotracheobronchial fistula.
abstract: A 60-year-old man with esophageal carcinoma in the upper 3rd underwent palliative treatment including photodynamic therapy, brachytherapy, external beam irradiation, and esophageal stenting. He developed a symptomatic malignant esophagotracheo-bronchial fistula that could not be closed by telescope-stenting in the esophagus. Implantation of a self-expanding, covered metal, tracheal bifurcation stent by flexible bronchoscopy resulted in immediate closure of the fistula with an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: , Division of Thoracic and Hyperbaric Surgery, Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29 8036, Graz, Austria. jo.lindenmann@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Joerg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindenmann
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Neuboeck
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Anegg
authors.forename: Veronika
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Matzi
authors.forename: Alfred
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maier
authors.forename: Freyja Maria
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Smolle-Juettner
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D001918:Brachytherapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol