Open AccessEsophagobronchial fistula - A rare complication of aluminum phosphide poisoning
Author(s) -
Satish Bhargava,
Rajul Rastogi,
Ajay Agarwal,
Gaurav Jindal
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.4103/1817-1737.74276
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , fistula , esophagus , surgery
Aluminum phosphide is a systemic lethal poison. Fistulous communication between esophagus and airway tract (esophagorespiratory fistula) has rarely been reported in the survivors of aluminum phosphide poisoning. We report a case of benign esophagobronchial fistula secondary to aluminum phosphide poisoning, which to best of our knowledge has not been reported in the medical literature.