Congenital Bronchobiliary Fistula: Report of A Successfully Operated Case

Authors

  • Wattanasak Petlek Department of Surgery, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
  • Maitree Anuntkosol Department of Surgery, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.

Abstract

             We described a case of congenital bronchobiliary fistula who had successfully been treated in the early age and reviewed 22 previously reported cases of this anomaly. This condition is a rare cause of respiratory distress in newborn infants and should be included in the differential diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia.

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2001-09-28

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Petlek W, Anuntkosol M. Congenital Bronchobiliary Fistula: Report of A Successfully Operated Case. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2001 Sep. 28 [cited 2024 Apr. 19];22(3):73-8. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/243237

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