title: Congenital tracheobiliary fistula: a case report with review of literature.
abstract: Congenital tracheo-or-bronchobiliary fistula is a rare anomaly. Here, we present a malnourished child with persistent and recurrent respiratory symptoms. Flexible bronchoscopy and imaging studies were carried out to ascertain the diagnosis, anatomy and associated anomalies prior to surgery. Patient underwent successful corrective surgery with complete resolution of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India. anilcriticare@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: Krishan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chugh
authors.forename: Anurag
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishana
authors.forename: Dhiren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*