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Case Reports
. 1993 Feb;48(2):189-90.
doi: 10.1136/thx.48.2.189.

Broncho-oesophageal fistula treated effectively without surgical resection

G W Parry  1 , A Juma, J E Dussek
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Case Reports

Broncho-oesophageal fistula treated effectively without surgical resection

G W Parry et al. Thorax. 1993 Feb.

Abstract

A patient with an oesophagobronchial fistula who was unfit for surgery was treated successfully by the application of sclerosants (sodium hydroxide and acetic acid) to the oesophageal and bronchial ostia of the fistula.

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