Successful treatment of esophagopleural fistula following pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer: a case report

Successful treatment of esophagopleural fistula following pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer: a case report

Abstract Background We report a rare case of esophagopleural fistula (EPF) developing during the postoperative period after pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer. Case presentation A 71-year-old male who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic right lower lobectomy with lymph node dissection fo...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Eguchi, Masaharu Ogura, Kazuhiko Hisaoka, Emima Bekku, Shutaro Suda, Tatsuya Shimogawara, Yoshie Kadota, Shigeshi Ono, Fumitaka Asahara, Yutaka Takigawa, Noriaki Wada, Hirotoshi Hasegawa, Junichi Matsui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Esophagopleural fistula
Pulmonary resection
Open-window thoracostomy
Omentopexy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-019-0638-1

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