@article{ref1,
title="Use of metallic stents to salvage and maintain patency in surgically created esophagocutaneous fistulas",
journal="Journal of vascular and interventional radiology",
year="1992",
author="Strautman, P. R. and Dorfman, G. S.",
volume="3",
number="1",
pages="131-133",
abstract="The authors report a case in which metallic Gianturco-Rosch stents were used to maintain patency of a surgically created cervical esophagocutaneous fistula. The patient was a young man with a schizoaffective disorder who underwent esophagogastrectomy as a result of multiple suicide attempts with lye ingestion. Surgical reconstruction was not possible due to extensive tissue damage. A surgically created cervical esophagocutaneous fistula allowed drainage of oral secretions but subsequently closed. Metallic Gianturco-Rosch stents were successfully used to maintain patency of this fistulous tract, following balloon dilation of the scarred hypopharynx and the tract, which has remained functional for 10 months.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-0443",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}