Gastrobronchial fistula a rare complication post laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Autor: Sultan Rabah Alharbi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Annals of Thoracic Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 179-180 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1737.114285
Popis: Gastrobronchial fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 30-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic productive cough. Upper gastrointestinal series showed the presence of a communicating fistula between the stomach and the left lung bronchial tree.
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