A congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula presenting in adult life without pulmonary infection
- 1 May 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 57 (5) , 398-400
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800570518
Abstract
The case of an adult patient with an apparently congenital broncho-oesophageal fistula but without the usual accompanying pulmonary infection is presented. The possible embryological explanations and the reasons for this patient's absence of symptoms are discussed.Keywords
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