Pleural fistula

OBJECT Little has been written about the appropriate diagnosis, investigation, and management of subarachnoid-pleural fistula… (More)

An 81-year-old man was referred for evaluation of a chronic transudative pleural effusion that required 8 therapeutic… (More)

OBJECTIVES Esophageal strictures and esophagorespiratory fistulas are complications of malignant esophageal tumors, which are… (More)

A case of tension pneumocephalus and pneumorachis secondary to a subarachnoid pleural fistula after thoracic spinal surgery is… (More)

BACKGROUND Massive pleural effusions are uncommon but well-documented complications of chronic pancreatitis, usually caused by… (More)

A case is reported of a female with chronic alcoholic calcifying pancreatitis who presented with a wirsungo-cysto-pleural fistula… (More)

Portal vein thrombosis and pancreatico-pleural fistula are unusual complications of chronic pancreatitis. We describe a patient… (More)

Traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistulas are rare. We found nine cases reported since 1959. Seven have been secondary to trauma… (More)

A case of subarachnoid-pleural fistula caused by a traction injury of the intercostal neurovascular bundle during thoracotomy is… (More)

A patient with a traumatic subarachnoid-pleural fistula successfully managed by closed tube thoracostomy is presented. Management… (More)