title: Gastropericardial and gastrobrachiocephalic vein fistulae caused by penetrating ulcers in a gastric pedicle following esophageal cancer resection: a case report.
abstract: The gastric pedicle is commonly used for reconstruction following resection of esophageal cancer. However, we recently experienced a case in which two gastric tube ulcers occurred three months postoperatively; one penetrating into the pericardial cavity and the other into the left brachiocephalic vein. To our knowledge, no other such a case has ever been reported and we therefore report and discuss its etiology and management.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakegawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamana
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shirouzu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sueyoshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010439:Peptic Ulcer Perforation; D010496:Pericardium; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications*