We describe the case of an adult patient with a benign congenital esophagobronchial fistula. The different types of congenital fistula without atresia or in H form are discussed. We formulate some hypotheses explaining the late occurrence of symptoms in a lesion present since the patient's birth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRectoprostatic fistulas following surgery pose difficult problems for surgical reconstruction. A variety of surgical techniques has been proposed including a perineal trans-sphincteric approach and a York-Mason procedure. We repaired three patients by this approach; we found the intervention simple, safe and effective; preliminary colostomy is not necessary.
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