The relevance of the problem is related to the continued click here increase in the neoplastic processes, and at the same time also to the development and improvement of the endoscopic and CT equipment, and thus expanding the diagnostic capabilities.Purpose: The presented research examines the results of the study of a rare case of ruptured trachea as a result of cancer of the esophagus.Methods: Fiberoptic esophagoscopy (FOE) and CT of the chest followed by virtual bronchoscopy on a patient with a ruptured trachea, a 63 year-old man, were performed.
Result: Performing MDCT with virtual bronchoscopy, according to this study, is crucial as the sole and complex methodology for the described case click here in connection with the finding of the trachea-oesophageal fistula and evaluation of the mediastinum and the pulmonary parenchyma.Conclusion: The VB is a successful method equally effective compared to the FB, to diagnose of advanced neoplastic processes.