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We present what we believe to be the first case of a bronchogastric fistula successfully treated with a plastic-covered metallic bronchial stent. This developed 5 years after a transhiatal oesophagectomy with gastric pull-up for carcinoma of the oesophagus. The successful outcome in this case suggests that this method of treatment should be considered in patients in whom this post-operative complication cannot be managed easily by other means.
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Bennie, M.J., Sabharwal, T., Dussek, J. et al. Bronchogastric fistula successfully treated with the insertion of a covered bronchial stent. Eur Radiol 13, 2222–2225 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-002-1698-2
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