Fahri YAKARYILMAZ, Sefa GÜLİTER, Ahmet GÖRGÜL, Bülent DEĞERTEKİN

The use of a covered expandable metal stent for the management of esophageotracheal fistula resulting from esophageal carcinoma: A case report

Malign özefagorespiratuvar fistül, tedavisi konusunda zorluklar olan nadir bir hastalıktır. Cerrahi bypass ile palyatif tedavi sıklıkla yapılamaz. Özefageal stentlerin kullanımı daha uygun olarak görülmektedir. Burada 64 yaşında özefagorespiratuvar fistül semptomları ile başvuran inoperabl özofagus karsinomlu bir olguyu sunmaktayız. Kaplı, genişleyebilen metalik bir stent başarılı bir şekilde özefagusa yerleştirildi. Hastanın semptomları hızla düzeldi ve hasta 16 ay yaşadı. Özefagorespiratuar fıstüllü hastalardaki inoperabl özefageal kanserlerin palyatif tedavisinde kaplı özefageal stentlerin kullanılması güvenli ve pratik bir alternatif tedavi şeklidir.

Özefageal karsinom sonucu gelişen özefagotrakeal fistül tedavisinde kaplı genişleyebilen metal stent kullanımı: Bir olgu sunumu

Malignant esophagorespiratory fistula is a rare condition that is difficult to manage. Palliative treatment by surgical bypass is often unjustified, and the use ofesophageal stents has been shown to be more appropriate. We describe a 64-year-old man with inoperable esophageal carcinoma presenting with symptoms of esophagorespiratory fistula. A covered expandable metallic stent was successfully inserted into the esophagus. The patient's symptoms improved dramatically and he survived for 16 months. The use of a covered expandable metal stent is a safe and practical alternative treatment for palliating inoperable esophageal carcinomas in patients with esophagorespiratory fistulas.

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