Single-stage surgical repair of airway gastric fistula after esophagectomy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Long-Qi Chen¹  Qiang Gao¹  Wen-Ping Wang¹  Hui Shi¹ 

[1] Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu 610041, China

关键词: Reoperation;    Esophageal surgery;    Esophageal cancer;    Airway gastric fistula;   

Others  :  811762
DOI  :  10.1186/1749-8090-9-30

 received in 2013-08-29, accepted in 2014-02-04,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Airway gastric fistula (AGF) is a rare but catastrophic complication after esophagectomy. Surgical repair with viable tissue interposed between the airway and alimentary tracts remains the definitive treatment. However, it is challenging for surgeons, and only anecdotally described in sporadic case reports due to the complexity of the techniques necessary for successful surgical intervention. Here, we report two cases successfully managed via single-stage surgical re-exploration. On outpatient follow-up, the two Chinese patients were progressing satisfactorily without complaint of any dyspnea or dysphagia.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Shi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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