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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2014; 6(12): 253-258
Published online Dec 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i12.253
Published online Dec 27, 2014. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v6.i12.253
Case of bronchoesophageal fistula with gastric perforation due to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
Chan Sung Park, Kwang won Seo, Department of Internal medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea
Chang Ryul Park, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea
Yang Won Nah, Department of General Surgery, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea
Jae Hee Suh, Department of Pathology, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea
Author contributions: Park CS, Seo KW, Park CR and Nah YW wrote the paper; Suh JH made the pathological diagnosis.
Correspondence to: Kwang Won Seo, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 290-3 Jeonha-dong, Dong-gu, Ulsan 682-714, South Korea. kwseo@uuh.ulsan.kr
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Received: April 2, 2012
Revised: August 8, 2012
Accepted: March 20, 2013
Published online: December 27, 2014
Revised: August 8, 2012
Accepted: March 20, 2013
Published online: December 27, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: A case of pulmonary extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with TB and gastric perforation caused by a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis strain in a non-acquired immune deficiency syndrome male patient.