The fourth bronchial pouch fistulae is the lesion of the fourth bronchial-pharyngeal duct in development of the embryo. 20 cases of this disease were diagnosed, operated and followed-up in the institute of ENT, from 1995 to 1997. 11 females and 9 males were affected; It manifested itself by recurrent episodes neck abscess, especially on the left side (95%). 13 fistulous tracts were found on operation with 86% of retrocartilaginous course.
Bronchial Fistula ; Pouchitis

Bronchial cleft abnormalities are the results of defects in development in neck area of the embryo. They are uncommon clinical problems that can be difficult for diagnosis and treatment. A serie of 24 cases observed in the institute of ENT (1995 - 1999) with bronchial cleft fistula are debated. The primary symtom of 2nd bronchial cleft fistula is a congennital latero-cervical fistula, but the primary symtom of 3,4 grade bronchial fistula is a tumefaction located at the middle third of neck. Complete resection of these fistulas avoid relapse
Bronchial Fistula ; Neck

The presence and type of bronchial fistulas connected with various organs within the thorax were examined. The types of bronchial fistulas include bronchopleural, bronchoesophageal, adenobronchial, bronchomediastinal, bronchovascular, and other variants. The bronchopleural fistula included a central bronchopleural and peripheral bronchopleural fistula, as well as a bronchoesophageal fistula consisting of congenital and acquired fistula. Generally, an adenobronchial fistula generated by pulmonary tuberculosis or corrosive esophagitis. These conditions may have originated from bronchomediastinal and bronchovascula fistula. The computed tomography results revealed the connection of the bronchial fistula with organs and causative diseases. In addition, applying multiplanar reformatted images provided a the accurate location of bronchial fistula. In this type of clinical atlas, the type of bronchial fistulas and their imagings were introduced.
Bronchial Fistula ; Esophagitis ; Fistula ; Thorax ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Bronchobiliary fistula (BBF) is a rare condition in which there is a nonnatural communication between the biliary tract and the bronchial trees. It is usually aroused by the complications of hepatic hydatidosis, hepatic amebic, biliary obstruction, trauma, neoplasm and hepatic abscess formation. In this paper, we described a patient suffering from BBF that is secondary to trauma or surgery. Especially, BBF was detected in the left lung. Finally, we managed this case successfully without an open surgery.
Biliary Fistula ; Bronchial Fistula ; Drainage ; Humans

Biliary Fistula ; diagnosis ; Bronchial Fistula ; diagnosis ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged

Esophageal duplication (ED) is rarely diagnosed in adults and is usually asymptomatic. Especially, ED that is connected to the esophagus through a tubular communication and combined with bronchoesophageal fistula (BEF) is extremely rare and has never been reported in the English literature. This condition is very difficult to diagnose. Although some combinations of several modalities, such as upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, esophagography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and endoscopic ultrasonography, can be used for the diagnosis, the results might be inconclusive. Here, we report on a patient with communicating tubular ED that was incidentally diagnosed on the basis of endoscopy and esophagography during the postoperational evaluation of BEF.
Adult ; Bronchial Fistula ; Diagnosis ; Endoscopy ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Endosonography ; Esophageal Fistula ; Esophagus ; Fistula* ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Aged ; Bronchial Arteries ; pathology ; Bronchial Diseases ; complications ; Female ; Fistula ; etiology ; pathology ; Humans ; Pulmonary Artery ; pathology

The Bronchial fistula is caused by infection, malignancy, trauma, inflammatory disease and foreign body. The bronchonodal fistula by endobronchial tuberculois is very rare complication. The authors present a 70-year-old man presented with hoarseness and sore throat. This patient diagnosed with endobronchial tuberculosis, which was complicated by bronchonodal fistula by sputum acid fast bacilli stain, bronchoscopy, and chest computed tomography. The patient was treated with antituberculosis therapy for 1 year, and follow up bronchoscopy and radiologic study showed regression of bronchonodal fistula.
Aged ; Bronchial Fistula ; Bronchoscopy ; Fistula* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Foreign Bodies ; Hoarseness ; Humans ; Pharyngitis ; Sputum ; Thorax ; Tuberculosis*

Bronchopleural fistula is an unnatural communication between the bronchial tree and pleural space. Closure of the bronchial stump using various muscular flaps has been previously reported. There have been few reports on treatment of large defects with bronchopleural fistula accompanied by surrounding muscle injury. We report on our experience with two patients suffering from large defect with bronchopleural fistula, who were treated with free flaps. No recurrence of bronchopleural fistula was observed during follow-up.
Bronchial Fistula ; Fistula* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Free Tissue Flaps* ; Humans ; Recurrence

Postpneumonectomy empyema is a life-threatening complication, which is often related with a bronchopleural fistula. After surgical repair of fistula, sterilization of infected pleural cavity is important and usually carried out by long-term cyclic irrigation. We report a case in which vacuum-assisted closure device was successfully applied to sterilize the pleural cavity and obliterate bronchopleural fistula.
Bronchial Fistula ; Empyema ; Fistula ; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy ; Pleural Cavity ; Pneumonectomy ; Sterilization