Lake Alexander D, Almuzaini Yousef, Jaffe Aaron, Staffetti Joseph, Patel Mukesh
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, Hudson, FL.
HCA Healthc J Med. 2021 Feb 26;2(1):47-50. doi: 10.36518/2689-0216.1125. eCollection 2021.
Description Esophageal respiratory fistulas, commonly found as a tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), are abnormal connections between the esophagus and trachea. These can be congenital (infants) or acquired (malignancy). A more rare form of an esophageal respiratory fistula is an abnormal connection between the esophagus and the lung parenchyma-also known as an esophagopulmonary fistula. In our case, we present a middle-aged male with a history of esophageal cancer undergoing chemotherapy and radiation presenting into the intensive care unit for increasing shortness of breath and vomiting after eating found to have a rare form of a TEF causing his symptoms.
描述 食管呼吸瘘，常见为气管食管瘘（TEF），是食管与气管之间的异常连接。这些瘘可为先天性（婴儿）或后天获得性（恶性肿瘤）。食管呼吸瘘的一种更罕见形式是食管与肺实质之间的异常连接——也称为食管肺瘘。在我们的病例中，我们介绍了一名患有食管癌病史且正在接受化疗和放疗的中年男性，他因进食后气短加重和呕吐而入住重症监护病房，发现有一种罕见形式的气管食管瘘导致了他的症状。
