title: Sternotomy after retrosternal esophagogastric anastomotic disruption: a case report.
abstract: Disruption of cervical esophagogastric anastomosis after retrosternal stomach transposition remains a dangerous complication. We report a case of cervical gastric disruption after retrosternal gastric transposition in a 36-year-old man that required sternotomy for reanastomosis. After sternotomy, gastric mobilization was possible, in order to gain sufficient length for a new cervical esophagogastric anastomosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Disease Hospital Al-Jabriah, P.O. Box. 718 Kuwait. hjeddine@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jamal-Eddine
authors.forename: Murugan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sukumar
authors.forename: Nael
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Sarraf