title: Esophagotracheal fistula caused by gastroesophageal reflux 9 years after esophagectomy.
abstract: Fistula between digestive tract and airway is one of the complications after esophagectomy with lymph node dissection. A case of esophagotracheal fistula secondary to esophagitis 9 years after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for treatment of esophageal carcinoma is described. It was successfully treated with transposition of a pedicled pectoralis major muscle flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan. kiyomaru@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kiyotomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Motoyama
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuyama
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Minamiya
authors.forename: Jun-ichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogawa
mesh_terms: D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D016629:Esophagectomy; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology