The administration of water soluble contrast demonstrates a tracheoesophageal fistula with leak into the left lower lobe (arrow) in a patients who had a prolonged intubation and tracheostomy in place for five months.
From: Sanwal MK, Ganjoo P, Tandon MS. Posttracheostomy tracheoesophageal fistula. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 2012; 28:140. DOI:
10.4103/0970-9185.92478. Copyright © 2012 Research Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology. Reproduced with permission from Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. Unauthorized reproduction of this material is prohibited.