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Respiratory Tract Fistula

MedGen UID:
42569
•Concept ID:
C0080107
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Fistula, Respiratory System; Fistula, Respiratory Tract; Fistulas, Respiratory Tract; Respiratory System Fistula; Respiratory System Fistulas; Respiratory Tract Fistulas

Definition

An abnormal passage communicating between any component of the respiratory tract or between any part of the respiratory system and surrounding organs. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVRespiratory Tract Fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Postpneumonectomy empyema: risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Hicham H, Ibrahim I, Rabiou S, Marouane L, Yassine O, Mohamed S
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Feb;28(2):89-96. Epub 2019 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0218492319888048. PMID: 31865750

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Complications After Esophagectomy.
Yeung JC
Thorac Surg Clin 2020 Aug;30(3):359-366. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2020.04.002. PMID: 32593368
Postpneumonectomy empyema: risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Hicham H, Ibrahim I, Rabiou S, Marouane L, Yassine O, Mohamed S
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Feb;28(2):89-96. Epub 2019 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0218492319888048. PMID: 31865750
Respiratory-digestive tract fistula: two-center retrospective observational study.
Sersar SI, Maghrabi LA
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2018 Mar;26(3):218-223. Epub 2018 Feb 2 doi: 10.1177/0218492318755013. PMID: 29392975
Management of Persistent Air Leaks.
Dugan KC, Laxmanan B, Murgu S, Hogarth DK
Chest 2017 Aug;152(2):417-423. Epub 2017 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.02.020. PMID: 28267436Free PMC Article
Interventional management of esophagorespiratory fistula.
Shin JH, Kim JH, Song HY
Korean J Radiol 2010 Mar-Apr;11(2):133-40. Epub 2010 Feb 22 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.2.133. PMID: 20191059Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Chinese expert consensus on interventional diagnosis and management of acquired digestive-respiratory tract fistulas (second edition).
Wang H, Li W, Wang Z, Chen L, Lai G, Jin F, Ke M, Sun J, Zhang J, Xie B, Zhang N, Li W, Zhou H, Wang X, Lin D, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Li D, Wang C, Song X, Wang J, Wu S, Yang J, Zhang L, Tao M, Zeng Y, Zou H, Li H, Song F, Sha Z, Tan Q, Cong M, Shi H, Wang Z, Han X, Luo L, Ma H, Wu G, Wang Z, Liu X, Wu W, Zhang L, Ye Y, Zhu G
Clin Respir J 2023 May;17(5):343-356. Epub 2023 Apr 24 doi: 10.1111/crj.13607. PMID: 37094822Free PMC Article
Management of Complications After Esophagectomy.
Yeung JC
Thorac Surg Clin 2020 Aug;30(3):359-366. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2020.04.002. PMID: 32593368
Tuberculosis and Other Granulomatous Diseases of the Airway.
Santosham R, Deslauriers J
Thorac Surg Clin 2018 May;28(2):155-161. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2018.01.004. PMID: 29627049
Nephropleural Fistula.
Hyatt E, Park H, Srinivasa R, Kalva S
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2017 Oct;28(10):1472. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.04.011. PMID: 28941522
Pancreaticopleural fistula.
Ali T, Srinivasan N, Le V, Chimpiri AR, Tierney WM
Pancreas 2009 Jan;38(1):e26-31. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181870ad5. PMID: 19106743

Therapy

Management of Complications After Esophagectomy.
Yeung JC
Thorac Surg Clin 2020 Aug;30(3):359-366. Epub 2020 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2020.04.002. PMID: 32593368
Postpneumonectomy empyema: risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Hicham H, Ibrahim I, Rabiou S, Marouane L, Yassine O, Mohamed S
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Feb;28(2):89-96. Epub 2019 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0218492319888048. PMID: 31865750
Complications After Esophagectomy.
Mboumi IW, Reddy S, Lidor AO
Surg Clin North Am 2019 Jun;99(3):501-510. doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2019.02.011. PMID: 31047038
Management of Persistent Air Leaks.
Dugan KC, Laxmanan B, Murgu S, Hogarth DK
Chest 2017 Aug;152(2):417-423. Epub 2017 Mar 4 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.02.020. PMID: 28267436Free PMC Article
Pancreaticopleural fistula.
Ali T, Srinivasan N, Le V, Chimpiri AR, Tierney WM
Pancreas 2009 Jan;38(1):e26-31. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3181870ad5. PMID: 19106743

Prognosis

Postpneumonectomy empyema: risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Hicham H, Ibrahim I, Rabiou S, Marouane L, Yassine O, Mohamed S
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Feb;28(2):89-96. Epub 2019 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0218492319888048. PMID: 31865750
Salvage laryngectomy following organ-preservation therapy - An evidence-based review.
Silverman DA, Puram SV, Rocco JW, Old MO, Kang SY
Oral Oncol 2019 Jan;88:137-144. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.11.022. PMID: 30616784
Incidence and Management of Post-Lobectomy and Pneumonectomy Bronchopleural Fistula.
Fuso L, Varone F, Nachira D, Leli I, Salimbene I, Congedo MT, Margaritora S, Granone P
Lung 2016 Apr;194(2):299-305. Epub 2016 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s00408-016-9841-z. PMID: 26753560
Prophylactic flap coverage and the incidence of bronchopleural fistulae after pneumonectomy.
Llewellyn-Bennett R, Wotton R, West D
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2013 May;16(5):681-5. Epub 2013 Jan 27 doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt002. PMID: 23357525Free PMC Article
Aortopulmonary fistula.
Killen DA, Muehlebach GF, Wathanacharoen S
South Med J 2000 Feb;93(2):195-8. PMID: 10701787

Clinical prediction guides

Postpneumonectomy empyema: risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and management.
Hicham H, Ibrahim I, Rabiou S, Marouane L, Yassine O, Mohamed S
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2020 Feb;28(2):89-96. Epub 2019 Dec 22 doi: 10.1177/0218492319888048. PMID: 31865750
Salvage laryngectomy following organ-preservation therapy - An evidence-based review.
Silverman DA, Puram SV, Rocco JW, Old MO, Kang SY
Oral Oncol 2019 Jan;88:137-144. Epub 2018 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.11.022. PMID: 30616784
Respiratory-digestive tract fistula: two-center retrospective observational study.
Sersar SI, Maghrabi LA
Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2018 Mar;26(3):218-223. Epub 2018 Feb 2 doi: 10.1177/0218492318755013. PMID: 29392975
Risk Factors of Stomal Recurrence After Laryngectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Mei J, Huang Z, Wu K, Zhao Y, Yang J, Liu Y
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2017 Sep;126(9):654-668. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1177/0003489417720221. PMID: 28766955
Congenital tracheocutaneous fistulas.
Oxford L, Ducic Y
Laryngoscope 2002 Aug;112(8 Pt 1):1441-4. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200208000-00021. PMID: 12172259

Recent systematic reviews

Evaluation of Endovascular Intervention for Tracheo-Innominate Artery Fistula: A Systematic Review.
O'Malley TJ, Jordan AM, Prochno KW, Saxena A, Maynes EJ, Ferrell B, Guy TS, Entwistle JW, Massey HT, Morris RJ, Abai B, Tchantchaleishvili V
Vasc Endovascular Surg 2021 May;55(4):317-324. Epub 2021 Feb 2 doi: 10.1177/1538574420980625. PMID: 33529132
Risk Factors of Stomal Recurrence After Laryngectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Mei J, Huang Z, Wu K, Zhao Y, Yang J, Liu Y
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2017 Sep;126(9):654-668. Epub 2017 Aug 2 doi: 10.1177/0003489417720221. PMID: 28766955
A meta-analysis of the impact of bronchial stump coverage on the risk of bronchopleural fistula after pneumonectomy.
Di Maio M, Perrone F, Deschamps C, Rocco G
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2015 Aug;48(2):196-200. Epub 2014 Oct 23 doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu381. PMID: 25342849
Fistula incidence after primary cleft palate repair: a systematic review of the literature.
Hardwicke JT, Landini G, Richard BM
Plast Reconstr Surg 2014 Oct;134(4):618e-627e. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000000548. PMID: 25357056
Hard palate perforation in cocaine abusers: a systematic review.
Silvestre FJ, Perez-Herbera A, Puente-Sandoval A, Bagán JV
Clin Oral Investig 2010 Dec;14(6):621-8. Epub 2010 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s00784-009-0371-4. PMID: 20063023

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