Pharyngo-pleuro-cutaneous fistula associated with parapharyngeal abscess: The importance of multi-disciplinary decision-making in managing complex cases

Tuberculous Pleuro-Cutaneous Fistula

Introduction: The pleural fistulas are defined by a fistula communicating the pleural cavity to the chest wall. They often occur in the immunocompromised individuals with pyogenic infections, much more rarely in immunocompetent patients with tuberculosis. Materials and Methods: Between February 2010 and August 2012, five patients were followed up and operated for tuberculous pleuro-cutaneous fi...

Pharyngo Cutaneous Fistula Following Polytrauma

Abbreviations: FUO: Fever of Unknown Origin; VAP: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia; SpO2: Oxygen Saturation; TLC: Total leukocyte Count; ESR: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; TB-PCR: Tuberculosis Polymerase Chain Reaction Test; CT Neck: Computed Tomography; D2 level: 2nd Post Cervical Spinal Segment; C4 vertebra: 4th Cervical Vertebra; TPN: Total Parenteral Nutrition; Ac...

Pharyngo-cutaneous fistula following anterior cervical fusion.

A 26-year-old man who underwent anterior cervical fusion for a compressed fracture of the C5 vertebra developed postoperatively partial extrusion of the bone graft, followed by progressive dysphagia and retropharyngeal emphysema. Although no definite perforation of the oesophagus or pharynx was detected at reoperation, an extensive pharyngocutaneous fistula formed subsequently through the opera...

Spontaneous Pneumothorax with a Pleuro-Peritoneal Fistula

Chronic sialadenitis with sialolithiasis associated with parapharyngeal fistula and tonsillolith

Sialolithiasis is a common salivary pathology, suggested to affect over 1% of the population by postmortem studies. An uncommon complication of sialadenitis and sialolithiasis is the formation of fistulous tracts to other cervicofacial compartments. Submandibular gland sialocutaneous and sialo-oral fistulae have been sparsely described, but a sialo-pharyngeal fistula manifesting as a tonsilloli...