title: Esophageal fistula complicating thyroid lobectomy.
abstract: Thyroidectomy is associated with low morbidity and mortality. Esophageal perforation following thyroidectomy has been reported only three times previously, with subsequent fistulization occurring in two of these cases. The authors present the first such case report in the English-speaking literature.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Medical Education, General Surgery Residency Program, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Cortney Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA dasloa0@uky.edu.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sloan