Becker R M, Lespérance R, Despas P, Wilson J A
Chest. 1976 Jan;69(1):110-2. doi: 10.1378/chest.69.1.110.
A 62-year-old woman had symptoms of cough provoked by ingestion of liquids and radiologic changes compatible with repeated bouts of aspiration pneumonitis. A left bronchoesophageal fistula was easily demonstrated by barium esophagogram and fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Division of the fistula resulted in immediate disappearance of the symptoms, gradual resolution of the radiologic abnormalities, and marked improvement in the results of pulmonary function tests. The fistula appeared to be of congenital origin, but the reason that symptoms developed so late in life remains obscure.
一名62岁女性在摄入液体时出现咳嗽症状，影像学改变提示反复发生吸入性肺炎。钡剂食管造影和纤维支气管镜检查很容易显示出左支气管食管瘘。瘘管切断术后症状立即消失，影像学异常逐渐消退，肺功能测试结果明显改善。该瘘管似乎是先天性的，但症状在生命后期才出现的原因仍不清楚。
