Code Stroke Postendoscopy: A Case of Pneumocephalus From a Spinal-Esophageal Fistula

Esophageal fistula to the respiratory tract and mediastinum is a well-described complication from esophageal malignancies. Spinal-esophageal fistula (SEF) on the other hand is a much rarer complication that has only been reported in few instances. Here, we report a unique case of fatal spinal-esopha...

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Autores principales: Fetz, Andrew, Ghaseminejad, Farhad, Kim, Hyun Jae, Gan, S. Ian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10249714/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37305800
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001057
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description Esophageal fistula to the respiratory tract and mediastinum is a well-described complication from esophageal malignancies. Spinal-esophageal fistula (SEF) on the other hand is a much rarer complication that has only been reported in few instances. Here, we report a unique case of fatal spinal-esophageal fistula with an associated pneumocephalus in an 83-year-old woman with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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spelling pubmed-102497142023-06-09 Code Stroke Postendoscopy: A Case of Pneumocephalus From a Spinal-Esophageal Fistula Fetz, Andrew Ghaseminejad, Farhad Kim, Hyun Jae Gan, S. Ian ACG Case Rep J Case Report Esophageal fistula to the respiratory tract and mediastinum is a well-described complication from esophageal malignancies. Spinal-esophageal fistula (SEF) on the other hand is a much rarer complication that has only been reported in few instances. Here, we report a unique case of fatal spinal-esophageal fistula with an associated pneumocephalus in an 83-year-old woman with metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Wolters Kluwer 2023-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10249714/ /pubmed/37305800 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000001057 Text en © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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