title: Colopleural fistula presenting as tension pneumothorax in strangulated diaphragmatic hernia. Report of a case.
abstract: A case of colopleural fistula, resulting from strangulation and perforation of a diaphragmatic hernia and presenting as tension pneumothorax, is reported. The hernia was most likely a consequence of a stab wound to the left side of the chest four years before admittance. Colopleural fistula as a cause of tension pneumothorax is an extremely rare entity, reported only once in past English medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11235.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vemuru
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Padmanabhan
authors.forename: F U
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Steinheber
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis*