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Colopleural fistula presenting as tension pneumothorax in strangulated diaphragmatic hernia. Report of a case
S A Reddy1, R Vemuru, K Padmanabhan
1Pulmonary Division, Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11235.
Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
|February 1, 1989
Abstract:
A case of colopleural fistula, resulting from strangulation and perforation of a diaphragmatic hernia and presenting as tension pneumothorax, is reported. The hernia was most likely a consequence of a stab wound to the left side of the chest four years before admittance. Colopleural fistula as a cause of tension pneumothorax is an extremely rare entity, reported only once in past English medical literature.