Incessant pleural drainage – Can it be a masquerading esophageal-pleural fistula?

Spontaneous esophageal-pleural fistula (EPF) is extremely rare. We present a case of a 52-year gentleman who presented with shortness of breath and decreased appetite, whose chest X-ray and ultrasonogram of thorax depicted a pleural effusion like picture. Intercostal drainage tubes were inserted to...

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Main Authors: Vijay Kumar Mishra, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Souvik Chaudhuri, Ajay Kumar Singh
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Serier:Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Fag:
Esophageal-pleural fistula
incessant drainage
massive pleural effusion
Online adgang:http://www.ijrconline.org/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=60;epage=62;aulast=Mishra
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