A case of gastropericardial fistula of a gastric tube after esophagectomy: a case report and review

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A 65-year-old man who had received an esophagectomy 10 years earlier was admitted to our hospital for right chest pain. Preoperative examinations showed pneumopericardium, a retrosternal gastric tube, and an active gastric tube ulcer. We diagnosed gastropericardi...

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Main Authors: Mori Takahiro, Kato Takehito, Niibori Koki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/5/1/20