Bronchocutaneous fistula after chest-tube placement: A rare complication of tube thoracostomy

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 279-281

  John, Sinoj K ^a,c   Jacob, Sony ^b   Piskorowski, Thomas ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOCUTANEOUS FISTULA; BRONCHUS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SKIN; THORACOTOMY; THORAX; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE;

BRONCHIAL FISTULA; CHEST TUBES; CUTANEOUS FISTULA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; THORACOSTOMY; THORACOTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 22044458473     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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