Abstract
In a 68 year old male german patient we found a transdiaphragmatic perforation of a superinfected liver echinococcus granulosus cyst into the bronchial system as cause of a purulent bronchitis resistant to treatment. After operative removal and oversewing of diaphragm bronchitis was cured and the patient could be discharged.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bronchial Fistula / complications
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Bronchial Fistula / diagnosis
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Bronchial Fistula / surgery
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Bronchitis / etiology*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Diaphragm / surgery
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / complications
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / diagnosis*
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Echinococcosis, Hepatic / surgery
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / complications
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
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Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / surgery
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Humans
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Male