New Publications at the Allegheny Center for Lung and Thoracic Disease

Bronchoesophagopleural fistula after photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma.

Luketich JD, Westkaemper J, Sommers KE, Ferson PF, Keenan RJ, Landreneau RJ

A 66-year-old woman presented with a bronchoesophagopleural fistula 10 weeks after thoracic
photodynamic therapy for malignant mesothelioma. This is the third reported case of an esophagopleural fistula developing subsequent to photodynamic therapy for mesothelioma. We review the literature on this topic and report our successful management of this complication.

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