title: [Bronchopleural fistula: a late complication of collapse therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a late complication of collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis which usually develops several decades after the procedure. A characteristic finding in the chest radiogram is a pleural hydroaerial level, which suggests the diagnosis when associated with gravitational chocolate-like sputum. As the treatment of these patients is difficult, we think it is appropriate that they should be controlled in a primary care setting by periodical radiological studies (posteroanterior chest radiograms) which may permit early detection of the condition so as to establish specific therapy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lazo Ramos
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Muñoz Gutiérrez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Acevedo Thomas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de la Iglesia Huerta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003096:Collapse Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Fístula broncopleural: complicación tardía de la colapsoterapia en la tuberculosis pulmonar.