Surgical repair of esophagobronchial fistula following successful treatment of Hodgkin's disease.
Overview
abstract
A 33-year-old man with stage III-BS nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's disease received combination chemotherapy and subsequently developed a right middle lobe infiltrate in the lung unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. Thoracotomy revealed an esophagobronchial fistula with no evidence of malignancy. Surgical correction of the fistula was technically difficulty but proved lifesaving for this patient.
