Luketich J D, Westkaemper J, Sommers K E, Ferson P F, Keenan R J, Landreneau R J
Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pennsylvania 15213-3221, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1996 Jul;62(1):283-4. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(96)00177-4.
A 66-year-old woman presented with a bronchoesophagopleural fistula 10 weeks after thoracic photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma. This is the third reported case of an esophagopleural fistula developing subsequent to photodynamic therapy for mesothelioma. We review the literature on this topic and report our successful management of this complication.
