Esophago-Pulmonary Fistula Caused by Lung Cancer Treated with a Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology and Treatment - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer in the right lower lobe. He was treated with chemotherapy (first line: TS-1/CDDP; second line: carboplatin/nab-paclitaxel) and radiation therapy (41.4 Gy), but his disease continued to progress. The patient complained of relatively sudden-onset chest pain and high-grade fever. Computed tomography (CT) showed a small volume of air in the lung cancer of the right lower lobe, so the patient was suspected of fistula between the esophagus and the lung parenchyma.
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