Surgical treatment of awn aspiration causing bronchopleural fistula and bronchiectasis: case reports
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Primary achalasia with pneumoesophagus and bronchopleural fistula causing right lung collapse and bronchiectasis.
A 35-year-old male non-smoker, presented with a history of recurrent respiratory tract infections, associated with intermittent haemoptysis and haematemesis since childhood. His vital parameters were normal with pulse oximetry saturation of 97% on room air. On physical examination, clubbing was observed. Chest auscultation revealed tubular type of bronchial breath sounds over the right hemithorax.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pediatrics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1471-2431
DOI: 10.1186/s12887-019-1783-1