A case report of a gastrobronchial fistula and lung abscess caused by leakage from the staple line of a gastric tube after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

A case report of a gastrobronchial fistula and lung abscess caused by leakage from the staple line of a gastric tube after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer

Abstract Background Gastrobronchial fistulas are rare, but life-threatening, complications of esophagectomy. They are caused by anastomotic leakage and mainly occur around anastomotic sites. In the present paper, we report a rare case of leakage from the staple line of a gastric tube after esophagec...

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Main Authors: Tohru Nishimura, Chisakou Fuse, Masayuki Akita, Nobuhisa Takase, Eri Maeda, Koichiro Abe, Akihito Kozuki, Kunio Yokoyama, Tomohiro Tanaka, Shinji Kishi, Toshihiko Sakamoto, Tetsuya Sakai, Kunihiko Kaneda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Gastrobronchial fistula
Esophagectomy
Anastomotic leakage
Esophageal cancer
Intercostal muscle flap
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-021-01178-8

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