| Autor: |
Athanasopoulos Panayiotis, Fragulidis Georgios, Gkiokas Georgios, Polydorou Andreas, Marinis Athanasios, Anastasopoulos Georgios, Dafnios Nikolaos, Theodosopoulos Theodosios |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 58 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1477-7819 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1477-7819-7-58 |
| Popis: |
Abstract 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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