Tracheoesophageal fistula due to Wegener granulomatosis

J Thorac Imaging. 1995 Spring;10(2):126-8. doi: 10.1097/00005382-199521000-00009.

Abstract

Most acquired tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEFs) are due to malignant disease processes, with nonmalignant causes infrequently encountered. We report a patient with a TEF caused by Wegener granulomatosis. The radiographic findings of this rare cause of TEF are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications*
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Tracheoesophageal Fistula / etiology*