Herniation of tuberculous cavity presenting as caverno-chest wall fistula
Spontaneous drainage of a tuberculosis cavity by way of caverno-chest wall fistula is an extremely uncommon occurrence. We describe a patient of cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis, whose cavity herniated into the chest wall and formed a caverno-chest wall fistula. The patient responded to antitubercula...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Lung India |
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| Online Access: | http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2005;volume=22;issue=4;spage=119;epage=121;aulast=Rai |