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Transthoracic esophagectomywith gastric reconstruction is associated with a high postoperative morbidity rate of 40% to 50%. Gastropulmonary fistula is a rare adverse event of esophagectomy with a reported incidence rate… Click to show full abstract
Transthoracic esophagectomywith gastric reconstruction is associated with a high postoperative morbidity rate of 40% to 50%. Gastropulmonary fistula is a rare adverse event of esophagectomy with a reported incidence rate of 0.8% to 3.9% with a high mortality rate more than 57%. Here, we discuss a challenging case of a critically ill patient with gastropulmonary fistula successfully treated with endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) as a bridge to definitive surgery.
Keywords:
endoluminal vacuum;
therapy management;
vacuum therapy;
fistula
Journal Title: VideoGIE
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: VideoGIE
Year Published: 2020
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