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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 55, 1561-1563, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Tracheoesophageal fistula caused by mycobacterial tuberculosis adenopathy

P Macchiarini, N Delamare, P Beuzeboc, AS Labussiere, J Cerrina, E Dulmet, A Chapelier and P Dartevelle
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Hopital Marie-Lannelongue, Paris-Sud University, Plessis Robinson, France.

Tracheoesophageal fistulas resulting from a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection are uncommon. We describe a patient with such a lesion that had the radiologic and clinic appearance of a malignant tracheoesophageal fistula. Use of an anterior cervical approach with one-stage esophageal repair along with tracheal resection and anastomosis allowed definitive diagnosis and treatment of this life- threatening complication.


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