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Surgical repair of esophagobronchial fistula following successful treatment of Hodgkin's disease
Author(s) -
Katin Michael J.,
Brereton Harmar D.,
Michaelis Lawrence L.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197909)44:3<1121::aid-cncr2820440347>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , fistula , malignancy , surgery , disease , pathology
A 33‐year‐old man with stage III‐B S nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's disease received combination chemotherapy and subsequently developed a right middle lobe infiltrate in the lung unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. Thoracotomy revealed an esophagobronchial fistula with no evidence of malignancy. Surgical correction of the fistula was technically difficult but proved lifesaving for this patient.