title: Benign esophago-pulmonary fistula complicating achalasia: case report and literature review.
abstract: The achalasia, a common benign disease of esophagus, plays an important role in esophago-respiratory fistula, which has not yet been well recognized. In present study, a case is reported of a patient with benign esophago-pulmonary fistula secondary to a longstanding achalasia. To our knowledge, this is the fifth patient of English literature presenting benign esophago-pulmonary fistula associated with achalasia, we performed Heller's myotomy as well as fundoplication through trans-abdominal route and colon replacement of the esophagus through retro-sternal procedure, but with the thoracic esophageal fistula as well as the right lung left being intact. The patient is going on well in the follow up.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
authors.forename: Jianfei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
authors.forename: Yunfeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
authors.forename: Xiaofei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
authors.forename: Wuping
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an 710068, China ; 2 Department of Thoracic surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710038, China.
authors.forename: Hongtao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: Benign esophago-pulmonary fistula; achalasia