Left Bronchoesophageal Fistula Misdiagnosed as Chronic Empyema Thoracis.
- Author:
Doo Yun LEE
1
;
Hyun Min CHO
;
Eun Kyu JOUNG
;
Suk Jin HAM
;
Sang Jin KIM
;
Eung Sirk LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, YoungDong Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Medical College, Korea. dylee@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Empyema;
Bronchoesophageal fistula
- MeSH:
Cough;
Drinking;
Eating;
Empyema*;
Fistula*;
Hemoptysis;
Respiratory Tract Infections
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2002;35(1):68-72
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula is a rare anomaly that may cause fatal complications if it goes unnoticed for many years. This anomaly may have various symptoms such as respiratory infections, coughing bouts when eating or drinking and even hemoptysis. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice and is definitive in almost cases. We report a case of type I congenital bronchoesophageal fistula misdiagnosed as chronic empyema thoracis with literature review.
