Esophagopericardial fistula as a rare complication after total gastrectomy for cancer
| Autor: | Andreas Polydorou, Georgios P. Fragulidis, Nikolaos Dafnios, Georgios Gkiokas, Athanasios Marinis, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Panayiotis Athanasopoulos, Georgios Anastasopoulos |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Esophageal Neoplasms Fistula medicine.medical_treatment lcsh:Surgery Case Report Pneumopericardium Malignancy lcsh:RC254-282 Esophageal Fistula Gastrectomy Stomach Neoplasms medicine Humans Esophageal disease business.industry lcsh:RD1-811 Middle Aged lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens medicine.disease Surgery Oncology Adenocarcinoma Esophagogastric Junction Complication business Pericardium |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 58 (2009) World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
| ISSN: | 1477-7819 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1477-7819-7-58 |
| Popis: | Background Esophagopericardial fistula is a rare but life-threatening complication of benign, malignant or traumatic esophageal disease. It is most commonly associated with benign etiology and carries a high mortality rate which increases with delay in diagnosis. Case presentation We present a case of an esophagopericardial fistula as a rare complication in a 53-year-old male patient, 7 months after total gastrectomy for an adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction. Conclusion The prognosis of esophagopericardial fistula is poor, especially when it is associated with malignancy. |
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