Open AccessGastropleural fistula: Rare entity with unusual etiology
Author(s) -
Anshuman Darbari,
Shekhar Tandon,
GP Singh
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.32233
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , fistula , general surgery , surgery , dermatology , pathology
Gastropleural fistula is a rare condition. We report a case where fistula developed iatrogenically during repeated intercostal drainage tube insertions for empyema.
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