@article {Hu1195, author = {Xue-Fei Hu and Chang Chen and Liang Duan and Yi Zhang and Wen Gao}, title = {Aspiration Via Congenital Broncho-esophageal Fistula After Lobectomy}, volume = {56}, number = {8}, pages = {1195--1197}, year = {2011}, doi = {10.4187/respcare.01116}, publisher = {Respiratory Care}, abstract = {Aspiration via a congenital broncho-esophageal fistula in an adult thoracotomy patient has not been previously reported. Repeated aspiration and subsequent respiratory failure if the fistula is not recognized could be life-threatening in these postoperative patients. We describe one such critical case, in which a broncho-esophageal fistula was discovered weeks after aspiration and the onset of respiratory failure after left lower lobectomy. This unusual case suggests that repeated localized pulmonary infections can indicate a broncho-esophageal fistula and that further investigations should be performed, including detailed history.}, issn = {0020-1324}, URL = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/8/1195}, eprint = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/56/8/1195.full.pdf}, journal = {Respiratory Care} }