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. 1993 Feb;48(2):189–190. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.2.189

Broncho-oesophageal fistula treated effectively without surgical resection

G W Parry 1, Ali Juma 1, J E Dussek 1
PMCID: PMC464311  PMID: 8493640

Abstract

A patient with an oesophagobronchial fistula who was unfit for surgery was treated successfully by the application of sclerosants (sodium hydroxide and acetic acid) to the oesophageal and bronchial ostia of the fistula.

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