Gastropericardial and gastrobrachiocephalic vein fistulae caused by penetrating ulcers in a gastric pedicle following esophageal cancer resection: a case report.
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.
Shima
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I
First Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Kakegawa
T
T
Fujita
H
H
Yamana
H
H
Shirouzu
G
G
Minami
T
T
Toh
Y
Y
Nishida
H
H
Sueyoshi
S
S
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*