title: A cardiogastric fistula after gastric tube interposition. A case report and review of literature.
abstract: A patient is presented with massive hematemesis caused by a fistula between the left cardiac atrium and a gastric tube interposition, which was constructed after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer 3 years earlier.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Schouten van der Velden
authors.forename: T J M
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ruers
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bonenkamp
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D005747:Gastric Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications