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'''Endoscopy''': also allows definitive diagnosis if the fistula is large enough to be visualised.
'''Endoscopy''': also allows definitive diagnosis if the fistula is large enough to be visualised.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
*Surgical excision and repair. A partial or complete lung lobectomy of the affected lobe is advocated.
*Postoperative broad spectrum antibiotics
==Prognosis==
==Prognosis==
Guarded in the presence of secondary complications otherwise good.
==References==
==References==
Hall, E.J, Simpson, J.W. and Williams, D.A. (2005) '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology (2nd Edition)''' ''BSAVA''
Hall, E.J, Simpson, J.W. and Williams, D.A. (2005) '''BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Gastroenterology (2nd Edition)''' ''BSAVA''