title: Esophago-pleural fistula with pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: A patient with clinical diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and right sided hydropneumothorax found to have fistulous connection of pleura with oesophagus as evidenced by upper GI endoscopy and intrapleural instillation of radio-opaque dye. He was managed with intercostal chest tube drainage, antibiotics, antitubercular regimen and nasogastric tube feeding, resulting in eventless recovery subsequently.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, V.S.S. Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Ganeshwar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Pravati
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Manjhi
authors.forename: Sudarsan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pothal
authors.forename: Sumanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.forename: Rabindra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Panda