title: Gastrotracheal fistula: a late complication after transhiatal esophagectomy.
abstract: A 51-year-old woman underwent a transhiatal esophagectomy for a failed antireflux procedure. She did well for 15 months, when she developed evidence of hemoptysis followed by tracheogastric fistula. She underwent operative repair with the use of a pericardial patch to replace the membranous trachea and interposition of a latissimus dorsi flap to isolate the stomach from the tracheal suture line. She has done well after this operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville 22908.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Kron
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Morgan
mesh_terms: D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery