Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula associated with esophageal diverticulum in the adult.
10.3349/ymj.1997.38.4.249
- Author:
Jun Sik CHO
1
;
Jun Keun JUNG
;
Hyo Jin PARK
;
Sang In LEE
;
In Suh PARK
;
Doo Yun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula;
esophageal diverticulum
- MeSH:
Bronchial Diseases/congenital*;
Bronchial Diseases/complications*;
Case Report;
Diverticulum, Esophageal/complications*;
Esophageal Diseases/congenital*;
Esophageal Diseases/complications*;
Female;
Fistula;
Human;
Middle Age
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1997;38(4):249-254
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula is a rare clinical entity in adults. This anomaly may cause various symptoms such as respiratory infections, coughing bouts when eating or drinking, and even hemoptysis. The fistula can cause symptoms in childhood but may not appear until adulthood. We recently experienced a case of congenital bronchoesophageal fistula associated with esophageal diverticulum in an adult. A 63-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to chest discomfort, sore throat and coughing bouts when eating. An empyema with lung abscess had occurred eight years previously. Results of the physical examination were unremarkable. A Barium swallowing revealed a medium-sized diverticulum at the right anterior aspect of the esophagus, which had developed a fistulous connection with the right lower lobe bronchus. The patient was treated by fistulectomy and lobectomy of the right lower lobe. The postoperative course was smooth and uneventful.
