Abstract
We report a case of fistula between a silicotic mediastinal lymph node and the esophagus with protrusion of a stiff and darkish concretion into the oesophageal lumen. The patient, a 68-year-old coal miner, presented with cough since a few months and the lesion was revealed by haematemesis. The general course was rapidly favourable. Association with tuberculosis was recognized only a few months later.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Esophageal Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Esophageal Fistula / etiology*
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Esophageal Fistula / therapy
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Esophagoscopy
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Fistula / diagnostic imaging
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Fistula / etiology*
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Fistula / therapy
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Hematemesis / etiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Mediastinal Diseases / etiology*
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Mediastinal Diseases / therapy
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Parenteral Nutrition
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Silicotuberculosis / complications*
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Silicotuberculosis / diagnostic imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed