1. [Epiphrenic oesophageal diverticulum with an oesophagobronchial fistula resulting in a lung abscess].
- Author
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Børgager M, Andos S, Durup J, and Licht PB
- Subjects
- Bronchial Fistula etiology, Bronchial Fistula pathology, Bronchial Fistula surgery, Diverticulum, Esophageal complications, Diverticulum, Esophageal diagnostic imaging, Diverticulum, Esophageal surgery, Esophageal Fistula etiology, Esophageal Fistula pathology, Esophageal Fistula surgery, Female, Humans, Lung Abscess etiology, Lung Abscess pathology, Lung Abscess surgery, Middle Aged, Radiography, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Bronchial Fistula diagnosis, Diverticulum, Esophageal diagnosis, Esophageal Fistula diagnosis, Lung Abscess diagnosis
- Abstract
Epiphrenic oesophageal diverticula are rare and often asymptomatic. In this case report a 58-year-old woman was diagnosed with an epiphrenic oesophageal diverticulum, which developed an oesophagobronchial fistula leading to a pulmonary abscess in the right lower lobe, septicaemia and acute respiratory failure. The patient underwent right lower lobectomy and the diverticulum was stapled off the oesophagus. The post-operative course was uneventful. This complication is only rarely described previously.
- Published
- 2016