Open AccessMultifactorial dyspahgia complicated by esophago-bronchial fistula
Author(s) -
Julie Sebastian,
V S Kirankumar,
Joseph M Pappachan,
Sue Ann Zachariah,
T R Radha,
P Sujathan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.34691
Subject(s) - dysphagia , medicine , malignancy , fistula , esophagus , esophageal cancer , surgery , esophageal disease , radiology , aortic aneurysm , cancer , aneurysm
Dysphagia in an elderly patient necessitates urgent clinical evaluation to exclude the possibility of an underlying esophageal malignancy. Atherosclerotic aortic aneurysms are common in old age, but dysphagia aortica resulting from compression of the esophagus by an aortic aneurysm is a rare cause for dysphagia. Development of a malignant esophago-airway fistula can occur from a variety of tumors, the most common of which is esophageal cancer. A case of longstanding dysphagia resulting from dysphagia aortica later developing an esophageal malignancy complicated by esophago-bronchial fistula is outlined in this unique case report.