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Colo-pleural fistula

A case of non-traumatic colo-pleural fistula is recorded for the first time as the cause of a long-standing pleural empyema. The patient was treated with drainage, antibiotics and parenteral nutrition. The fistula was the result of a diverticulitis coli and/or a pancreatitis.

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