title: Tuberculous oesophagopulmonary communication: effectiveness of antituberculous chemotherapy. A case report and review of literature.
abstract: A patient with tuberculous oesophagopulmonary communication diagnosed by oesophagography and confirmed by endoscopy was successfully treated by medical means: a tuberculous aetiology was suggested by the detection of tubercle bacilli in the gastric washings and on culture. On reviewing the medical literature, successful results were reported in 3 adults and 2 children.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D012293:Rifampin