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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-6-10
pubmed:abstractText
Acquired fistulous communication between the respiratory tract and the esophagus in the adult are most often posttraumatic or secondary to malignant disease. Infectious fistulae, although uncommon, have been described secondary to primary esophageal, mediastinal, or pulmonary processes. Because of better mucosal definition, double contrast esophagography may help determine the origin of the communication and therefore aid in the differential diagnosis. In addition, near-maximal esophageal distension may demonstrate additional fistulae, which if widely separated, suggest an infectious etiology. To our knowledge, no examples of multiple esophagopulmonary communications have been reported in the English literature. We report two such cases in which the barium study correctly predicted an infectious etiology.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0002-9270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
78
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
309-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Multiple infectious esophageal fistulae.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports