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Case report
Conservative management of a transdiaphragmatic fistula
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  1. I Gee,
  2. G M Wood
  1. George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, College Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV10 7DJ, UK
  1. Dr G M Wood email:gordon.wood{at}eggconnect.net

Abstract

Case reports of transdiaphragmatic fistulas connecting subphrenic collections and empyemas are uncommon. We report the rare complication of a fistulous connection between a subphrenic collection and the bronchial tree.

  • transdiaphragmatic fistula
  • subphrenic abscess

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax.55.5.438

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