Citation

Karunaratne BL, Gooneratne PA, Wijesekara S, Goonetilleke G. Asian Cardiovasc. Thorac Ann. 2002; 10(4): 349-350.

Affiliation

Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. blakaru@hotmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Asian-Pacific Society of Cardiology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12538286

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.

Language: en