RT  - Signa Vitae
ID  - 10.22514/SV82.102013.14
T1  - Colobronchial fistula following a partial resection of the colon
A1  - MARINA MARAS-ŠIMUNIĆ
A1  - DRAGAN DRAGIČEVIĆ
A1  - MAJA ŠKORIĆ
A1  - NIKOLA KOLJA POLJAK
A1  - MARIN ŠIMUNIĆ
K1  - colobronchial fistula
K1  - barium enema
K1  - colon resection
K1  - postoperative complication
YR  - 2013
SP  - 70
AB  - <p>We report a case of colobronchial fistula as a late consequence of the resection of the colon due to relapse of the gastro-intestinal stromal tumor (GIST). A 54-year-old man experiencing pain in the left upper abdominal region underwent double-contrast barium enema which revealed a fistulous channel between the splenic flexure of the colon and the bronchial tree. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy, after an extensive washout and aspiration of barium sulphate, confirmed the existence of a fistula in left lower subsegmental bronchi. The patient underwent left lower lobectomy, resection of the colobronchial fistula and resection of the splenic flexure of the colon. A year after the operation, the multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) showed neither signs of malignant abdominal disease, nor signs of pathological changes in the lung bases.</p>