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A rare case of pediatric enteroplueural fistula, which presented as lung abscess
Author(s) -
Saji James,
Prakash Agarwal,
P N Vinoth,
Subramanian Balagopal,
Panchal Rakesh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-6126
pISSN - 2349-6118
DOI - 10.32677/ijch.2015.v02.i01.006
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , fistula , perforation , lung abscess , surgery , abscess , computed tomography , radiology , lung , metallurgy , materials science , punching
We report a case of a 14-year-old male patient referred to us as a case of right-sided lung abscess. The patient was treated for the enteric perforation elsewhere, following which he developed productive cough, which progressively worsened. The preoperative diagnosis of entero-pleural fistula was made with the help of thoraco abdominal computed tomography scan after 4 months of antitubercular and antibiotic treatment. Enteric perforation leading to entero-pleural fistula is very rare. The patient did well after laparotomy and complete excision of the fistula. Key words: Entero-pleural fistula, Lung abscess, Ileal perforation

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