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. 1988 Oct;43(10):792–793. doi: 10.1136/thx.43.10.792

Congenital bronchobiliary fistula: first case in an adult.

C R de Carvalho 1, C S Barbas 1, R M Guarnieri 1, J R de Campos 1, L T Filomeno 1, P H Saldiva 1, J V Barbas Filho 1
PMCID: PMC461514  PMID: 3206388

Abstract

The first adult case of a congenital communication between the biliary tract and the right main bronchus is reported. Treatment by surgical excision and pneumonectomy was successful.

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