Four-decade-old benign tracheomediastinal fistula

Four-decade-old benign tracheomediastinal fistula

A 70-year-old male with a nagging cough of 40-year duration was evaluated and found to have a tracheomediastinal fistula. He gave history of rigid bronchoscopy 40 years back. He underwent successful resection of the fistula and was fully relieved of his symptom.

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2022-09, Vol.38 (5), p.530-532
Hauptverfasser: Soman Pillai, Jayakrishnan, Sankar, Nainar Madhu, Mathew, Jovin John, Cheruvally, Suchith, Baby, Priya
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac Surgery
Case Report
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Vascular Surgery
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Zusammenfassung:A 70-year-old male with a nagging cough of 40-year duration was evaluated and found to have a tracheomediastinal fistula. He gave history of rigid bronchoscopy 40 years back. He underwent successful resection of the fistula and was fully relieved of his symptom.
ISSN:0970-9134
0973-7723
DOI:10.1007/s12055-022-01370-x