Tracheoesophageal fistula due to cancer.
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This article is published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.The article was published on 1970-03-01 and is currently open access. It has received 150 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tracheoesophageal fistula & Palliative care.read more
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula Formation in Patients With Lung Cancer Treated With Chemoradiation and Bevacizumab
David R. Spigel,John D. Hainsworth,Denise A. Yardley,Eric L. Raefsky,Jeffrey Patton,N. W. Peacock,C. Farley,Howard A. Burris,F. Anthony Greco +8 more
TL;DR: The current data from the final reports from these two trials suggest bevacizumab and chemoradiotherapy are associated with a relatively high incidence of tracheoesophageal fistulae formation in both small-cell lung cancer and non-small- cell lung cancer settings.
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Aspiration Diseases: Findings, Pitfalls, and Differential Diagnosis
TL;DR: Esophagography and computed tomography are especially useful in the evaluation of aspiration disease related to tracheoesophageal or tracheopulmonary fistula, and CT is the modality of choice in establishing the diagnosis of exogenous lipoid pneumonia.
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Esophagorespiratory Fistula: Long-term Results of Palliative Treatment with Covered Expandable Metallic Stents in 61 Patients
TL;DR: Covered expandable metallic stents were placed in 61 patients with ERFs, but the initial clinical success rate was poor and the rate of reopening was high; however, interventional treatment was effective for sealing off reopened ERFs.
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Malignant esophagorespiratory fistula: management options and survival.
Michael E. Burt,William Diehl,Nael Martini,Manjit S. Bains,Robert J. Ginsberg,Patricia M. McCormack,Valerie W. Rusch +6 more
TL;DR: Patients treated with radiation therapy and esophageal bypass had a significantly prolonged survival compared with patients treated with the other modalities.
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Palliation of malignant dysphagia and fistulae with coated expandable metal stents: experience with 101 patients☆☆☆★
TL;DR: This large series confirms the efficacy of the coated metal expandable stent in the palliation of malignant dysphagia and digestive-respiratory fistula with an acceptable complication rate.
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