title: Successful management of anastomotic leakage and lung fistula after esophagectomy.
abstract: We report the successful management of a case of anastomotic leakage with a lung fistula as a complication of esophagectomy by use of a double elementary diet tube.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: htakeuchi@a6.keio.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oyama
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Rieko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsunehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawakubo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Norihito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D016156:Respiratory Tract Fistula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*