title: Successful closure of intractable tracheoesophageal fistula using a combination of a modified silicon stent and metallic stents.
abstract: Although surgery is the usual management strategy for acquired benign tracheoesophageal fistula, sometimes this approach is contraindicated or the patient declines surgical management. In this report, we describe a case of a patient with tracheoesophageal fistula at the level of the carina due to bronchial arterial infusion chemotherapy. Closure could not be achieved in response to multiple treatment strategies, including airway stenting, esophageal stenting, occlusion with microcoils, or cyanoacrylate glue. We subsequently achieved closure of this fistula through the combination of a modified silicon stent and metallic stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tottori University , Tottori.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaminou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohuchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takasugi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kodani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ihaya
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogawa
keywords: Tracheoesophageal fistula; respiratory tract; stent