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Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula Following Blunt Trauma to the Chest

Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
For reprint information contact: Bambarawane LA Karunaratne, FRCS Tel: 44 29 2074 4620 Fax: 44 29 2074 5439 email: blakaru{at}hotmail.com SHO Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Ward C5, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park Cardiff CF 14 4 XW, UK.

Tracheoesophageal fistula following blunt chest trauma is rare. Typically the patient is a young male with an elastic chest wall who is involved in a motor vehicle accident. In this case the victim was a motorcyclist who collided with a stationary lorry. He underwent surgery 4 weeks after the injury made an uncomplicated recovery.

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