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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Gray1032.png|thumb|Posterior view of the position and relation of the esophagus in the cervical region and in the posterior mediastinum.]]<br />
[[File:Layers of the GI Tract english.svg|thumb|Layers of the GI track: the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa.]]<br />
[[File:Illu esophagus.jpg|thumb|Esophagus anatomy and nomenclature based on two systems.]]<br />
[[File:PMC2922872 ipej100339-08.png|thumb|CT showing anatomic relationship between an enlarged left atrium (LA) and esophagus (ESO): atrium abuts and indents into the anterior wall of the esophagus.]]<br />
*Rare but deadly complication of atrial [[Special:MyLanguage/Cardiac ablation complications|ablation]]<br />
*There have been reported cases with various ablation modalities (including radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, high intensity focused ultrasound, and surgical ablation)<br />
*Incidence is low (<0.1%) <ref> Nair KK, Danon A, Valaparambil A, Koruth JS, Singh SM. Atrioesophageal Fistula: A Review. J Atr Fibrillation. 2015;8(3):1331. Published 2015 Oct 31. doi:10.4022/jafib.1331 </ref><br />
*Usually formed between esophagus and left atrium<br />
*Thought to be related to adverse healing secondary to esophageal injury during the ablation procedure</div>FuzzyBot