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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology)  2007, Vol. 8 Issue (10): 709-714    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2007.B0709
Biomedicine     
Successful tubes treatment of esophageal fistula
ZHOU Ning, CHEN Wei-xing, LI You-ming, XIANG Zhun, GAO Ping, FANG Ying
Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
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Abstract  Aim: To discuss the merits of “tubes treatment” for esophageal fistula (EF). Methods: A 66-year-old female who suffered from a bronchoesophageal and esophagothoratic fistula underwent a successful “three tubes treatment” (close chest drainage, negative pressure suction at the leak, and nasojejunal feeding tube), combination of antibiotics, antacid drugs and nutritional support. Another 55-year-old male patient developed an esophagopleural fistula (EPF) after esophageal carcinoma operation. He too was treated conservatively with the three tubes strategy as mentioned above towards a favorable outcome. Results: The two patients recovered with the tubes treatment, felt well and became able to eat and drink, presenting no complaint. Conclusion: Tubes treatment is an effective basic way for EF. It may be an alternative treatment option.

Key words： Esophageal fistula      Bronchoesophageal fistula      Esophagopleural fistula      Tubes treatment     
Received: 02 March 2007     
CLC:  R571  
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ZHOU Ning, CHEN Wei-xing, LI You-ming, XIANG Zhun, GAO Ping, FANG Ying. Successful tubes treatment of esophageal fistula. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (Biomedicine & Biotechnology), 2007, 8(10): 709-714.

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