Sternotomy after retrosternal esophagogastric anastomotic disruption: a case report.
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.
Jamal-Eddine
Hassan
H
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Disease Hospital Al-Jabriah, P.O. Box. 718 Kuwait. hjeddine@yahoo.com
Sukumar
Murugan
M
Al-Sarraf
Nael
N