title: Fecopneumothoax: a rare case of delayed colon diaphragmatic herniation following esophagectomy.
abstract: Diaphragmatic hernia after esophagectomy and, particularly, eventual fecopneumothorax is a rare complication. Furthermore, a delayed manifestation 10 years after esophagectomy is an extremely rare situation. Herein, we report a surgical case of fecopneumothorax resulting from the perforation of intrathoracically herniated transverse colon 10 years after McKeown esophagectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kun Woo
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Ik
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kook-Yang
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chul-Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yang-Bin
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Jeon
keywords: Esophageal neoplasm; Esophageal surgery; Hiatal hernia; Pneumothorax