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Esophageal fistula

MedGen UID:
4546
Concept ID:
C0014856
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: Esophageal Fistula; Esophageal Fistulas; Fistula, Esophageal; Fistulas, Esophageal
SNOMED CT: Esophageal fistula (30873000)

Definition

An abnormal communication between the esophagus and another organ or anatomic site. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Binda C, Jung CFM, Fabbri S, Giuffrida P, Sbrancia M, Coluccio C, Gibiino G, Fabbri C
Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Jan 10;59(1) doi: 10.3390/medicina59010136. PMID: 36676760Free PMC Article
Omran S, Ardalani L, Beyer K, De Bucourt M, Gombert A, Buerger M, Frese JPB, Greiner A
Ann Vasc Surg 2021 Apr;72:419-429. Epub 2020 Nov 21 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.10.009. PMID: 33227472
Han HC, Ha FJ, Sanders P, Spencer R, Teh AW, O'Donnell D, Farouque O, Lim HS
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2017 Nov;10(11) doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005579. PMID: 29109075

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Tilz RR, Schmidt V, Pürerfellner H, Maury P, Chun KRJU, Martinek M, Sohns C, Schmidt B, Mandel F, Gandjbakhch E, Laredo M, Gunawardene MA, Willems S, Beiert T, Borlich M, Iden L, Füting A, Spittler R, Gaspar T, Richter S, Schade A, Kuniss M, Neumann T, Francke A, Wunderlich C, Shin DI, Meininghaus DG, Foresti M, Bonsels M, Reek D, Wiegand U, Bauer A, Metzner A, Eckardt L, Popescu SȘ, Krahnefeld O, Sticherling C, Kühne M, Nguyen DQ, Roten L, Saguner AM, Linz D, van der Voort P, Mulder BA, Vijgen J, Almorad A, Guenancia C, Fauchier L, Boveda S, Greef Y, Da Costa A, Jais P, Derval N, Milhem A, Jesel L, Garcia R, Poty H, Khoueiry Z, Seitz J, Laborderie J, Mechulan A, Brigadeau F, Zhao A, Saludas Y, Piot O, Ahluwalia N, Martin C, Chen J, Antolic B, Leventopoulos G, Özcan EE, Yorgun H, Cay S, Yalin K, Botros MS, Mahmoud AT, Jędrzejczyk-Patej E, Inaba O, Okumura K, Ejima K, Khakpour H, Boyle N, Catanzaro JN, Reddy V, Mohanty S, Natale A, Blessberger H, Yang B, Stevens I, Sommer P, Veltmann C, Steven D, Vogler J, Kuck KH, Merino JL, Keelani A, Heeger CH
Eur Heart J 2023 Jul 14;44(27):2458-2469. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad250. PMID: 37062040Free PMC Article
Kapur S, Barbhaiya C, Deneke T, Michaud GF
Circulation 2017 Sep 26;136(13):1247-1255. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.025827. PMID: 28947480
Leinwand K, Brumbaugh DE, Kramer RE
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2016 Jan;26(1):99-118. doi: 10.1016/j.giec.2015.08.003. PMID: 26616899Free PMC Article
Brosens E, Ploeg M, van Bever Y, Koopmans AE, IJsselstijn H, Rottier RJ, Wijnen R, Tibboel D, de Klein A
Eur J Med Genet 2014 Aug;57(8):440-52. Epub 2014 Jun 13 doi: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2014.05.009. PMID: 24931924

Diagnosis

Liu A, Lin M, Maduray K, Han W, Zhong JQ
Cardiology 2022;147(1):26-34. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1159/000519224. PMID: 34547757
Back Sternick E, Soares Correa F, Ferber Drumond L, Albuquerque Carreiro R, Alves Rabelo M, de Tarso Vaz de Oliveira P
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2020 Oct;31(10):2600-2606. Epub 2020 Aug 31 doi: 10.1111/jce.14723. PMID: 32829527
Kapur S, Barbhaiya C, Deneke T, Michaud GF
Circulation 2017 Sep 26;136(13):1247-1255. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.025827. PMID: 28947480
Han Y, Zhao H, Xu H, Liu S, Li L, Jiang C, Yang B
Hepatogastroenterology 2014 Jul-Aug;61(133):1253-6. PMID: 25436292
Carter R, Mulder GA, Snyder EN Jr, Brewer LA 3rd
Am J Surg 1978 Jul;136(1):26-30. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(78)90195-2. PMID: 677387

Therapy

Shehadeh M, Wan EY, Biviano A, Mollazadeh R, Garan H, Yarmohammadi H
J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2024 Mar;67(2):409-424. Epub 2023 Dec 1 doi: 10.1007/s10840-023-01708-4. PMID: 38038816
Jeon YJ, Kim HK, Kim WS, Cho JH, Sung K
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2022 Jun;163(6):2002-2008. Epub 2020 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.06.035. PMID: 32921442
Back Sternick E, Soares Correa F, Ferber Drumond L, Albuquerque Carreiro R, Alves Rabelo M, de Tarso Vaz de Oliveira P
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2020 Oct;31(10):2600-2606. Epub 2020 Aug 31 doi: 10.1111/jce.14723. PMID: 32829527
Kapur S, Barbhaiya C, Deneke T, Michaud GF
Circulation 2017 Sep 26;136(13):1247-1255. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.025827. PMID: 28947480
Schuring CA, Mountjoy LJ, Priaulx AB, Schneider RJ, Smith HL, Wall GC, Kadaria D, Sodhi A
Am J Case Rep 2017 Aug 1;18:847-854. doi: 10.12659/ajcr.903966. PMID: 28761039Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Shehadeh M, Wan EY, Biviano A, Mollazadeh R, Garan H, Yarmohammadi H
J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2024 Mar;67(2):409-424. Epub 2023 Dec 1 doi: 10.1007/s10840-023-01708-4. PMID: 38038816
Tilz RR, Schmidt V, Pürerfellner H, Maury P, Chun KRJU, Martinek M, Sohns C, Schmidt B, Mandel F, Gandjbakhch E, Laredo M, Gunawardene MA, Willems S, Beiert T, Borlich M, Iden L, Füting A, Spittler R, Gaspar T, Richter S, Schade A, Kuniss M, Neumann T, Francke A, Wunderlich C, Shin DI, Meininghaus DG, Foresti M, Bonsels M, Reek D, Wiegand U, Bauer A, Metzner A, Eckardt L, Popescu SȘ, Krahnefeld O, Sticherling C, Kühne M, Nguyen DQ, Roten L, Saguner AM, Linz D, van der Voort P, Mulder BA, Vijgen J, Almorad A, Guenancia C, Fauchier L, Boveda S, Greef Y, Da Costa A, Jais P, Derval N, Milhem A, Jesel L, Garcia R, Poty H, Khoueiry Z, Seitz J, Laborderie J, Mechulan A, Brigadeau F, Zhao A, Saludas Y, Piot O, Ahluwalia N, Martin C, Chen J, Antolic B, Leventopoulos G, Özcan EE, Yorgun H, Cay S, Yalin K, Botros MS, Mahmoud AT, Jędrzejczyk-Patej E, Inaba O, Okumura K, Ejima K, Khakpour H, Boyle N, Catanzaro JN, Reddy V, Mohanty S, Natale A, Blessberger H, Yang B, Stevens I, Sommer P, Veltmann C, Steven D, Vogler J, Kuck KH, Merino JL, Keelani A, Heeger CH
Eur Heart J 2023 Jul 14;44(27):2458-2469. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad250. PMID: 37062040Free PMC Article
Wang S, Zhang C, Wang Y, Luo K, Yang Y, Yang Y, Liu S, Li Q, Xi M
Esophagus 2022 Oct;19(4):660-669. Epub 2022 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s10388-022-00919-4. PMID: 35419642
Liu A, Lin M, Maduray K, Han W, Zhong JQ
Cardiology 2022;147(1):26-34. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1159/000519224. PMID: 34547757
di Mauro P, Ferrari V
N Engl J Med 2020 Dec 17;383(25):e137. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm2018535. PMID: 33326718

Clinical prediction guides

Dingemann C, Eaton S, Aksnes G, Bagolan P, Cross KM, De Coppi P, Fruithof J, Gamba P, Husby S, Koivusalo A, Rasmussen L, Sfeir R, Slater G, Svensson JF, Van der Zee DC, Wessel LM, Widenmann-Grolig A, Wijnen R, Ure BM
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Han HC, Ha FJ, Sanders P, Spencer R, Teh AW, O'Donnell D, Farouque O, Lim HS
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2017 Nov;10(11) doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005579. PMID: 29109075
Kapur S, Barbhaiya C, Deneke T, Michaud GF
Circulation 2017 Sep 26;136(13):1247-1255. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.025827. PMID: 28947480

Recent systematic reviews

Wyllie T, Folaranmi E, Sekaran P, Watkins WJ, Chakraborty M
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Liu A, Lin M, Maduray K, Han W, Zhong JQ
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Pardy C, D'Antonio F, Khalil A, Giuliani S
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2019 Jun;98(6):689-699. Epub 2019 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/aogs.13536. PMID: 30659586
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