Two-stage surgery for delayed esophageal perforation and concomitant chylothorax secondary to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

A 46 years old male smoker was admitted to our hospital with a three-month history of chest discomfort and burning sensations due to regurgitation of food. The gastroenterologist tried multiple attempts to pass the endoscope through the lower end of the esophagus but failed. Post endoscopy Chest -X-...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of medicine and surgery 2022-05, Vol.77, p.103623, Article 103623
Hauptverfasser: Chaudhry, Ikram ul Haq, M Al Ghamdi, Abdullah, M Al Fraih, Othman, Almaiman, Hisham, A Alqahtani, Yousif, Tariq khan, Farjad, A AL Rasheed, Fathi, A Al Abdulhai, Meenal
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Zusammenfassung:A 46 years old male smoker was admitted to our hospital with a three-month history of chest discomfort and burning sensations due to regurgitation of food. The gastroenterologist tried multiple attempts to pass the endoscope through the lower end of the esophagus but failed. Post endoscopy Chest -X-ray showed right hemithorax fluid collection. A 28Fr chest drain was inserted, and fluid analysis revealed chyle. A contrast computed tomographic scan of the chest (CT) revealed esophageal perforation. The patient was managed conservatively by the primary physician on TPN, Antibiotics, and keeping him nil by mouth. After two weeks of failed conservative management, they referred the patient to the thoracic surgeon. We planned two-stage surgery because the patient was critically sick, septic, and hemodynamically unstable on inotropic support. •A 46 years old male presented to a gastroenterologist with a history of chest pain and burning sensations due to regurgitation of food.•The gastroenterologist failed to pass the endoscope through the lower end of the esophagus.•Multiple attempts resulted in esophageal perforation and right side chylothorax.•Diagnosis was delayed and in addition to that patient was refereed for surgery after two weeks.•Two stage surgery was performed with excellent results.
ISSN:2049-0801
2049-0801
DOI:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103623