Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by mycobacterial tuberculosis adenopathy

Ann Thorac Surg. 1993 Jun;55(6):1561-3. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(93)91111-y.

Abstract

Tracheoesophageal fistulas resulting from a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are uncommon. We describe a patient with such a lesion that had the radiologic and clinic appearance of a malignant tracheoesophageal fistula. Use of an anterior cervical approach with one-stage esophageal repair along with tracheal resection and anastomosis allowed definitive diagnosis and treatment of this life-threatening complication.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / microbiology*
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / surgery
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / surgery
  • Tuberculosis, Meningeal / diagnosis