Duodenal-bronchial fistula: an unusual cause of shortness of breath and a productive cough.
Duodenal-bronchial fistulas are very uncommon, even among the already rare subgroup of abdominal-bronchial fistulas. We describe a case of a woman with Crohn's disease who presented with shortness of breath and a productive cough who was found to have a duodeanl bronchial fistula on computed tomography scan. We demonstrate with this case how these rare cases can lead to chronic lung aspirations and require multidisciplinary involvement.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hull Royal Infirmary, Anlaby Road, Hull, HU3 2JZ, UK.
Cynthia
C
Wong
Department of Radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
Kalim
K
Khan
Department of Radiology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK.
Oliver
O
Byass
Chronic aspiration; Duodenal-bronchial fistula; Fistula