Spontaneous closure of a large tracheal fistula due to descending necrotizing mediastinitis  Hiroshi Kato, MD, Nobukazu Ohkubo, MD, Kenji Akazawa, MD,

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Spontaneous closure of a large tracheal fistula due to descending necrotizing mediastinitis  Hiroshi Kato, MD, Nobukazu Ohkubo, MD, Kenji Akazawa, MD, Hiroyoshi Iseki, MD, Masaki Haruna, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 69, Issue 4, Pages 1249-1251 (April 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01410-1

Fig 1 Computed tomographic scan showing a gas-forming infection in the mediastinum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1249-1251DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01410-1)

Fig 2 (A) The oval area indicates the defect of the membranous portion of the trachea (large tracheal fistula). (B) Bronchoscopic scheme showing a large tracheal fistula. (1 = left main bronchus; 2 = right main bronchus; 3 = edge of large tracheal fistula; 4 = esophagus; 5 = mediastinal space.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1249-1251DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01410-1)

Fig 3 Bronchoscopic photograph showing closure of the tracheal fistula. The arrow denotes the border between the tracheal epithelium and the anterior wall of the esophagus. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 69, 1249-1251DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(99)01410-1)