title: Cerebral air embolism as a complication of peptic ulcer in the gastric tube: case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The reported incidence of ulcer formation in the gastric tube in esophageal replacement is rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is the first report of a case of cerebral air embolism as a result of spontaneous perforation of an ulcer in the constructed gastric tube into the pulmonary vein during post-operative follow-up in a patient with esophageal cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cerebral air embolism is a rare complication of penetrating gastric ulcer, but should be considered in patients with a history of esophagectomy with gastric conduit that present with acute neurologic findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, (65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku), Nagoya City, Aichi, (466-8550), Japan.
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinoda
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takashi
authors.forename: Mutsumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Isako
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morise
authors.forename: Shinya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Nobuhiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haruki
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Hidemi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery; D004618:Embolism, Air / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed