Use of a Mousseau-Barbin tube in the management of a tuberculous tracheo-oesophageal fistula.
A case report of a tuberculous tracheo-oesophageal fistula is described. The patient was successfully treated by antituberculous chemotherapy and a Mousseau-Barbin tube to control dysphagia and choking on deglutition. After 3 months the Mousseau-Barbin tube became displaced and was removed. Closure of the fistula was demonstrated by radiology and endoscopy.
D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004947:Esophagus; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents