Rare Diseases Symptoms Automatic Extraction

Tracheal penetration and tracheoesophageal fistula caused by an esophageal self-expanding metallic stent.

[esophageal squamous cell carcinoma]

Tracheal penetration of esophageal self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) with/without tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) formation is a rare occurrence. We report the case of a 66-year-old female patient with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma who had undergone palliative esophageal stenting on three occasions for recurrent esophageal stent obstruction. On evaluation of symptoms of breathing difficulty and aspiration following third esophageal stent placement, tracheal erosion and TEF formation due to the tracheal penetration by esophageal stent were diagnosed. The patient was successfully managed by covered tracheal SEMS placement under flexible bronchoscopy.

Diseases presenting "squamous cell carcinoma" symptom

  • carcinoma of the gallbladder
  • child syndrome
  • dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
  • epidermolysis bullosa simplex
  • esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • esophageal carcinoma
  • esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
  • junctional epidermolysis bullosa
  • kallmann syndrome
  • kindler syndrome
  • liposarcoma
  • monosomy 21
  • oculocutaneous albinism
  • oral submucous fibrosis
  • papillon-lefèvre syndrome

This symptom has already been validated