Traumatic thoracobiliary fistula: Report of a case successfully managed conservatively, with an overview of current diagnostic and therapeutic options

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 819-821

  Sheik Gafoor, Mohamed Hoosen ^a   Singh, Bhugwan ^a   Moodley, Jaynathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT FISTULA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; MALE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344474701     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199810000-00038     Document Type: Article

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