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Spontaneous oesophago-pleural fistula.
A 54-year-old male presented with acute onset breathlessness and left-sided chest pain of three days duration. He also had slight difficulty in deglutition for the last two days. These symptoms appeared following an episode of sudden onset of nausea and projectile vomiting after heavy meal and had progressively increased over the next two days. There was no history of fever, cough, palpitation,...
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Congenital broncho-esophageal fistula (BEF) is a rare anomaly usually detected in adulthood. In one of the latest reviews of this anomaly, no more than 150 cases were found in the world literature. We report our experience with a 49 year old male patient referring with a classic presentation of chronic cough and choking episodes upon liquid intake. Broncho-esophageal fistula was confirmed b...
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BACKGROUND Pneumocephalus occurs as a result of traumatic or iatrogenic violation of the dura. Tension pneumocephalus, whereby air continues to accumulate with no mechanism for escape, can cause significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS This case report reviews the underlying pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of tension pneumocephalus. RESULTS We present t...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lung India
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0970-2113
DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.85696