Broncho-esophageal fistula: When surgery and endoscopy fail, consider physiological lung exclusion - 16/01/24

Abstract |
We discuss the case of an esophageal cancer patient treated by chemo and radiotherapy complicated by an esophageal stenosis and an iatrogenic broncho-esophageal fistula. This latter was managed with multiple palliative stenting procedures and colonic surgical bypass. Despite a long disease free survival but decreased quality of life and frailty, we came to the proposal of an extremely unusual form of treatment - physiological lung exclusion, with clinical benefit and so far without any drawbacks related to the procedure.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Broncho-esophageal fistula, Airway stenting, Physiological lung exclusion
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