[Aorto-oesophageal fistula in patient with Montgomery salivary bypass tube]

Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp. 2008 Jan;59(1):39-40.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Aorto-oesophageal fistula is a well-reported pathology with several known causes. The co-existence of this pathology associated with the use of a Montgomery salivary bypass tube (MSBT) is exceptional and only one case is described in the literature. We present here a case report about an 81-year-old patient with an MSBT who died because of a massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding caused by an aorto-oesophageal fistula at the site of the MSBT. The literature on this pathology will also be reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Esophageal Stenosis / surgery*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Intubation*
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications*
  • Salivary Gland Diseases / surgery*
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / etiology*