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Broncho-esophageal fistula

MedGen UID:
78624
•Concept ID:
C0267094
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonyms: BOF - Broncho-esophageal fistula; Broncho-Esophageal Fistula; Bronchoesophageal fistula; Esophagobronchial Fistula
SNOMED CT: Bronchoesophageal fistula (235641005); BOF - Broncho-esophageal fistula (235641005); Broncho-esophageal fistula (235641005)

Definition

An abnormal connection between a bronchus and the esophagus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBroncho-esophageal fistula

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Nonmalignant Tracheo- and Bronchoesophageal Fistula after Esophagectomy.
Palmes D, Kebschull L, Bahde R, Senninger N, Pascher A, Laukötter MG, Eichelmann AK
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Apr;69(3):216-222. Epub 2020 Mar 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1700970. PMID: 32114691
Primary and Rescue Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy in the Management of Esophageal Perforations and Leaks.
Still S, Mencio M, Ontiveros E, Burdick J, Leeds SG
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018 Aug 20;24(4):173-179. Epub 2018 Jun 7 doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.17-00107. PMID: 29877217Free PMC Article
Management of Tracheo- or Bronchoesophageal Fistula After Ivor-Lewis Esophagectomy.
Lambertz R, Hölscher AH, Bludau M, Leers JM, Gutschow C, Schröder W
World J Surg 2016 Jul;40(7):1680-7. doi: 10.1007/s00268-016-3470-9. PMID: 26913731

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

MSCT study for adult esophageal diverticulum with secondary broncho-esophageal fistula.
Dong X, Pan R, Duan L, Lu X, Cao D
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Feb 26;19(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02510-7. PMID: 38409055Free PMC Article
Esophageal fistula after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity modulated radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Pao TH, Chen YY, Chang WL, Chang JS, Chiang NJ, Lin CY, Lai WW, Tseng YL, Yen YT, Chung TJ, Lin FC
PLoS One 2021;16(5):e0251811. Epub 2021 May 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251811. PMID: 33989365Free PMC Article
Aspiration via congenital broncho-esophageal fistula after lobectomy.
Hu XF, Chen C, Duan L, Zhang Y, Gao W
Respir Care 2011 Aug;56(8):1195-7. Epub 2011 Apr 15 doi: 10.4187/respcare.01116. PMID: 21496371
Intraoperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy for pediatric solid tumors: a 10-year experience.
Goodman KA, Wolden SL, LaQuaglia MP, Alektiar K, D'Souza D, Zelefsky MJ
Brachytherapy 2003;2(3):139-46. doi: 10.1016/S1538-4721(03)00135-1. PMID: 15062136
Benign broncho-esophageal fistula in the adult.
Mangi AA, Gaissert HA, Wright CD, Allan JS, Wain JC, Grillo HC, Mathisen DJ
Ann Thorac Surg 2002 Mar;73(3):911-5. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)03582-2. PMID: 11899200

Diagnosis

MSCT study for adult esophageal diverticulum with secondary broncho-esophageal fistula.
Dong X, Pan R, Duan L, Lu X, Cao D
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Feb 26;19(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02510-7. PMID: 38409055Free PMC Article
Broncho-esophageal fistula: When surgery and endoscopy fail, consider physiological lung exclusion.
Maia D, Tronchetti J, D'Journo X, Dutau H
Respir Med Res 2024 Jun;85:101080. Epub 2023 Dec 14 doi: 10.1016/j.resmer.2023.101080. PMID: 38232656
Management of children with tuberculous broncho-esophageal fistulae.
Goussard P, Andronikou S, Morrison J, van Wyk L, Mfingwana L, Janson JT
Pediatr Pulmonol 2020 Jul;55(7):1681-1689. Epub 2020 Apr 10 doi: 10.1002/ppul.24775. PMID: 32275811
Treatment of a broncho-esophageal fistula complicated by severe ARDS.
Tautz E, Wagner D, Wiesemann S, Jonaszik A, Bode C, Wengenmayer T, Staudacher D, Biever P, Hoeppner J, Duerschmied D
Infection 2019 Jun;47(3):483-487. Epub 2018 Nov 11 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1247-9. PMID: 30417214
Surgery for the sequelae of postprimary tuberculosis.
Massard G, Olland A, Santelmo N, Falcoz PE
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):287-300. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.05.006. PMID: 22789594

Therapy

Port malposition in the azygos vein resulting in a veno-broncho and broncho-esophageal fistula: A case report.
Frias PF, Cross CG, Kaufman CS, Quencer KB
J Vasc Access 2022 Jul;23(4):632-635. Epub 2021 Mar 17 doi: 10.1177/11297298211002580. PMID: 33726603
Esophageal fistula after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity modulated radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Pao TH, Chen YY, Chang WL, Chang JS, Chiang NJ, Lin CY, Lai WW, Tseng YL, Yen YT, Chung TJ, Lin FC
PLoS One 2021;16(5):e0251811. Epub 2021 May 14 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251811. PMID: 33989365Free PMC Article
Editor's Choice - Open Thoracic and Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Repair After Prior Endovascular Therapy.
Keschenau PR, Ketting S, Mees B, Barbati ME, Grommes J, Gombert A, Schurink GWH, Kotelis D, Jacobs MJ
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2018 Jul;56(1):57-67. Epub 2018 Apr 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2018.03.015. PMID: 29705559
Surgery for the sequelae of postprimary tuberculosis.
Massard G, Olland A, Santelmo N, Falcoz PE
Thorac Surg Clin 2012 Aug;22(3):287-300. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2012.05.006. PMID: 22789594
Intraoperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy for pediatric solid tumors: a 10-year experience.
Goodman KA, Wolden SL, LaQuaglia MP, Alektiar K, D'Souza D, Zelefsky MJ
Brachytherapy 2003;2(3):139-46. doi: 10.1016/S1538-4721(03)00135-1. PMID: 15062136

Prognosis

Epigastric Pain and Dysphagia in a 36-Year-Old Man Due to Primary Esophageal Small Cell Carcinoma.
Aijaz P, Niazi MA, Chela HK, Zahid K, Daglilar E
Am J Case Rep 2024 May 22;25:e943392. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.943392. PMID: 38773743Free PMC Article
MSCT study for adult esophageal diverticulum with secondary broncho-esophageal fistula.
Dong X, Pan R, Duan L, Lu X, Cao D
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Feb 26;19(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02510-7. PMID: 38409055Free PMC Article
Aspiration via congenital broncho-esophageal fistula after lobectomy.
Hu XF, Chen C, Duan L, Zhang Y, Gao W
Respir Care 2011 Aug;56(8):1195-7. Epub 2011 Apr 15 doi: 10.4187/respcare.01116. PMID: 21496371
Can selective CT angiography reduce the incidence of severe complications during transcatheter arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy for thoracic diseases?
Tanaka O, Hashimoto S, Narimatsu Y, Fujiwara H, Kurata T, Okuda S, Yamagami T, Nishimura T, Hiramatsu K, Kuribayashi S
Diagn Interv Radiol 2006 Dec;12(4):201-5. PMID: 17160806
Lung cancer in a nonsmoking underground uranium miner.
Mulloy KB, James DS, Mohs K, Kornfeld M
Environ Health Perspect 2001 Mar;109(3):305-9. doi: 10.1289/ehp.01109305. PMID: 11333194Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

MSCT study for adult esophageal diverticulum with secondary broncho-esophageal fistula.
Dong X, Pan R, Duan L, Lu X, Cao D
J Cardiothorac Surg 2024 Feb 26;19(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02510-7. PMID: 38409055Free PMC Article

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