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Management of gastro-bronchial fistula complicating a subtotal esophagectomy: a case report

BACKGROUND: The development of a fistula between the tracheobronchial tree and the gastric conduit post esophagectomy is a rare and often fatal complication. CASE PRESENTATION: A 68 year old man underwent radical esophagectomy for esophageal adenocarcinoma. On postoperative day 14 the nasogastric dr...

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Autores principales: Martin-Smith, James D, Larkin, John O, O'Connell, Finbar, Ravi, Narayanasamy, Reynolds, John Vincent
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20030856
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-9-20