Tracheal Perforation by an Oesophageal Stent

Abstract

In a 63 year-old female patient with oesophageal carcinoma a tracheal perforation by an oesophageal stent was diagnosed. A first attempt of tracheal stenting was not successful due to spontaneous dislocation of the stent. Therefore, a shorter stent was chosen and correctly placed in a second session. This case report on an oesophagotracheal fistula provides a summary of this complication in advanced oesophageal cancer.

Zusammenfassung

Bei einer 63-jährigen Patientin mit Ösophaguskarzinom wurde eine Tracheaperforation durch einen Ösophagusstent diagnostiziert. Ein erster Versuch der Versorgung mit einem Trachealstent erwies sich aufgrund einer spontanen Dislokation des Stents als nicht erfolgreich. Aus diesem Grund wurde im Rahmen einer erneuten starren Bronchoskopie ein kürzerer Stent platziert mit anhaltend korrekter Lage. Dieser Fallbericht über eine ösophagotracheale Fistel gibt eine kurze Übersicht über diese Komplikation bei Patienten mit fortgeschrittenem Ösophaguskarzinom.

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