ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Congenital Bronchoesophageal Fistulas in Adults
Ahmet KARADENİZ, Mehmet Ali BEDİRHAN, Tülin YILMAZ, Filiz ÖZYILMAZ, Teoman DEMİREL, Suat CANBAZ, Kemal KUTLU
Trakya Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Kalp-Damar Cerrahisi ve Patoloji Anabilim Dalları
Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula is a very rare anomaly that normally appears in adult life. We here in report two cases of bronchoesophageal fistulas in 45 and 52 years old females who were admitted to our clinics with the complaints of chronic coughing. Both fistulas were between esophagus and right lower lung. Divison of the fistulas were accomplished in both. Right lower lobectomy was necessary in one because of branchiectatic changes. Presented cases and a recent review which contains 100 cases reported up to date are also discussed.
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