title: CT and MRI appearance of a fistula between the right and left main bronchus caused by tracheobronchial tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the trachea and main bronchi is a relatively rare disease seen predominantly in elderly patients. We present a case of a fistula between the right and left main bronchus owing to tuberculosis. We describe the CT and MRI appearances.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, Izmir, 35340, Turkey.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akkoclu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sevinc
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology