Acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

Acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula.

Acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula is rare. The most common causes are tuberculosis and malignancy. Here we report a patient who had come with dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia with paratracheal lymphnodes on X-ray chest and was diagnosed to have a tracheo-bronchial fistula on barium studies. Tra...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shah C, Yeolekar M, Pardiwala F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1994-04-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Adult
Antitubercular Agents
therapeutic use
Case Report
Deglutition Disorders
etiology
Human
Intubation
Intratracheal
Male
Tracheoesophageal Fistula
complications
diagnosis
therapy
Tuberculosis
Lymph Node
Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=1994;volume=40;issue=2;spage=83;epage=4;aulast=Shah
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Summary:Acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula is rare. The most common causes are tuberculosis and malignancy. Here we report a patient who had come with dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia with paratracheal lymphnodes on X-ray chest and was diagnosed to have a tracheo-bronchial fistula on barium studies. Transtumoral intubation by pull-through method was carried out.
ISSN:0022-3859
0972-2823

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