Transhiatal Closure of Right-Sided Esophageal Rupture After a Left Pneumonectomy

Right-sided spontaneous esophageal rupture developed 2 days after left pneumonectomy and vomiting. To avoid contamination of the pneumonectomized left thoracic cavity as well as a contralateral thoracotomy, we used a transhiatal approach for primary repair of the rupture, combined with right-sided p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1997, Vol.63 (1), p.246-247
Hauptverfasser:	Kotsis, MD, PhD, Lajos, Agócs, MD, László, Kovács, MD, Judit
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Esophagus - diagnostic imaging Esophagus - injuries Esophagus - surgery Humans Medical sciences Pneumonectomy - adverse effects Radiography Rupture Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the respiratory system transhiatal primary repair unusual spontaneous esophageal rupture Vomiting - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	Right-sided spontaneous esophageal rupture developed 2 days after left pneumonectomy and vomiting. To avoid contamination of the pneumonectomized left thoracic cavity as well as a contralateral thoracotomy, we used a transhiatal approach for primary repair of the rupture, combined with right-sided pleural and mediastinal drainage, gastrostomy, and feeding jejunostomy. The 7-day barium meal control showed healing of the rupture. (Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:246–7)
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00928-9