title: Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula following blunt trauma to the chest.
abstract: Tracheoesophageal fistula following blunt chest trauma is rare. Typically the patient is a young male with an elastic chest wall who is involved in a motor vehicle accident. In this case the victim was a motorcyclist who collided with a stationary lorry. He underwent surgery 4 weeks after the injury made an uncomplicated recovery.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. blakaru@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bambarawane L A
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Karunaratne
authors.forename: Panini A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gooneratne
authors.forename: Savitri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wijesekara
authors.forename: Gamini
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goonetilleke
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery