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Ann Thorac Surg 1996;62:283-284
© 1996 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Report

Bronchoesophagopleural Fistula After Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Mesothelioma

James D. Luketich, MD, Jill Westkaemper, BA, K. Eric Sommers, MD, Peter F. Ferson, MD, Robert J. Keenan, MD, Rodney J. Landreneau, MD

Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Accepted for publication February 12, 1996.

A 66-year-old woman presented with a bronchoesophagopleural fistula 10 weeks after thoracic photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma. This is the third reported case of an esophagopleural fistula developing subsequent to photodynamic therapy for mesothelioma. We review the literature on this topic and report our successful management of this complication.




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