Lee J H, Shin D H, Kang K W, Park S S, Lee D H
Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Hanyang University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Tuber Lung Dis. 1992 Jun;73(3):177-9. doi: 10.1016/0962-8479(92)90154-C.
Tracheo-oesophageal (TE) fistulas caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis are rare and usually require both surgical treatment and medical treatment with antituberculosis drugs. A patient with a tuberculous TE fistula and mediastinal lymphadenitis was successfully treated by medical management alone.