A Gastrobronchial Fistula Secondary to Endoscopic Internal Drainage of a Post-Sleeve Gastrectomy Fluid Collection
| Autor: | Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Marc-André Bureau, Marianna Arvanitakis, Jacques Devière, Daniel Blero |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Clinical Endoscopy, Vol 55, Iss 1, Pp 141-145 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2234-2400 2234-2443 |
| DOI: | 10.5946/ce.2021.033 |
| Popis: | A 44-year-old woman underwent sleeve gastrectomy, which was complicated by a leak. She was treated with two sessions of endoscopic internal drainage using plastic double-pigtail stents. Her clinical evolution was favorable, but four months after the initial stent placement, she became symptomatic, and a gastrobronchial fistula with the proximal end of the stents invading the diaphragm was diagnosed. She was treated with antibiotics, plastic stents were removed, and a partially covered metallic esophageal stent was placed. Eleven weeks later, the esophageal stent was removed with no evidence of fistula. Inappropriate stent size, position, stenting duration, and persistence of low-grade inflammation could explain the patient’s symptoms and provide a mechanism for gradual muscle rupture and fistula formation. Although endoscopic internal drainage is usually safe and effective for the management of post-laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leaks, close clinical and radiological follow-up is mandatory. |
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