Tracheoesophageal and bronchial esophageal fistula
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Patients with fistula between the central airway and esophagus who are expected to show symptom improvement 2)Patients who are expected to restart eating after airway stenting 3)Patients who are expected to survive for more than one month 4)20 years or older 5)Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)It is difficult to start eating because of esophageal obstruction or consciousness disorder, etc. 2)Patients with difficulty eating because of performance status 3)Patients who have difficulty answering VAS
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate whether the patients can eat solid food at 30 days after airway stenting | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To check whether fistula is still persistent after airway stenting 2.To evaluate the safety of the procedure (e.g. pneumonia, bleeding, deviation and so on) 3.To evaluate the visual analog scale (VAS) of symptoms 4.If it complicated pneumonia before stenting, it will be improved or not 5.The survival time after airway stenting | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center Department of Respiratory Medicine