One stage repair for an oesophageal fistula after pneumonectomy using an omental pedicle flap.
A 67 year old man developed an oesophageal fistula after a pneumonectomy that was complicated by an empyema. An omental pedicle flap was brought through the diaphragm to repair the fistula and to fill the empyema space. The outcome was successful.
Asaoka
M
M
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
Imaizumi
M
M
Kajita
M
M
Uchida
T
T
Niimi
T
T
Abe
T
T
D000368:Aged; D004653:Empyema / Q000150:complications; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013524:Surgical Flaps