Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2001 Feb;34(2):189-193.
Recurrent Gastrobronchial Fistula after Esophagectomy: one case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Korea.
- 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea.
Abstract
- Gastrobronchial fistula is an extremely rare condition. It is usually associated with trauma, esophagogastric surgery, subphrenic abscess, gastric ulcer, and neoplasm. A case of recurrent gastrobronchial fistula secondary to a benign gastric ulcer 2 and 3 years after Ivor Lewis procedure for treatment of esophageal carcinoma is described. The literature of this subject is reviewed and discussed.
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