Treatment of Late Benign Post-Esophagectomy Tracheal-Gastric Fistula with Tracheal Stenting

Aaron Sparks, Trevor Beckham and James R. Stewart

Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center, USA

^*Correspondance to: James R. Stewart 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1830

Abstract

We present a case of late benign tracheal-gastric fistula treated with a covered tracheal stent. The patient had a previous esophagectomy for cancer. He developed a tracheal-gastric fistula 14 months later after a traumatic intubation during repair of an abdominal incisional hernia. The patient did not want another major operation. We treated the patient with a covered tracheal stent and he had complete resolution of symptoms. We believe this is the first case report of Ultraflex® stent placement for a tracheal-gastric fistula.

Keywords

Tracheal-gastric fistula; Esophagectomy complications; Airway stenting

Cite the article

Sparks A, Beckham T, Stewart JR. Treatment of Late Benign Post-Esophagectomy Tracheal-Gastric Fistula with Tracheal Stenting. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1830.