title: Tracheoesophageal fistula due to migration of a self-expanding esophageal stent successfully treated with a silicone "Y" tracheobronchial stent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. casal@bcm.edu
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Melendez
authors.forename: Danny
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Faisal G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Bakaeen
authors.forename: Roberto F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Casal
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones