A jejunopericardial fistula 14 years after surgery for gastric cancer

Afistula between pericardium and its adjacent structures is an extremely rare and usually fatal complication with the esophagus and stomach most frequently involved.In this report, we present the rare case of a patient who developed a jejunopericardial fistula after surgery for gastric cancer and in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Chinese medical journal 2010-08, Vol.123 (15), p.2159-2160
Hauptverfasser: Zou, Yu, Ni, Yi-ming, Zheng, Chun-hui, Han, Wei-li, Ma, Liang, Gerelle, Gabrielle
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Zusammenfassung:Afistula between pericardium and its adjacent structures is an extremely rare and usually fatal complication with the esophagus and stomach most frequently involved.In this report, we present the rare case of a patient who developed a jejunopericardial fistula after surgery for gastric cancer and intraperitoneal chemotherapy with placement of Port-A-Cath 14 years ago.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.15.039