Esophageal-left atrial fistula: intraoperative diagnosis and management.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Nontraumatic esophageal-atrial fistulas are usually fatal and are diagnosed postmortem. We report a rare case of intraoperative diagnosis and successful surgical management of an esophageal-left atrial fistula in a 70-year-old woman with a history of brachytherapy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy for esophageal cancer who presented with progressive dysphagia and hematemesis.
Medical subject headings
- Esophageal Fistula
- Heart Atria