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Endoscopic closure of refractory esophageal fistula after esophagectomy using polyglycolic acid sheets: a pilot study

open access: yesEndoscopy International Open, 2020
Background and study aims Esophageal fistulas after esophagectomy are associated with high mortality and poor quality of life. They are sometimes intractable to conservative management and surgery that increases mortality.
Yasuaki Nagami   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

A rare case of lung abscess due to esophageo-pulmonary fistula in asymptomatic carcinoma of esophagus

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2021
Acquired esophago-respiratory fistulae are usually esophago-tracheal or esophago-bronchial. Esophago-pulmonary fistulae are rare. Most patients present with cardinal symptoms of esophageal carcinoma or esophago-pulmonary fistula leading to early ...
Soumitra Ghosh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Atrio-esophageal fistula complicating esophageal achalasia

open access: yesInteractive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2011
A 75-year-old male, known to have achalasia, was admitted to the intensive care unit with massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding and sepsis. He had a history of purulent pericarditis 18 months earlier. He also presented with atrial fibrillation associated with a cerebral transient ischemic accident two months earlier.
Paul, Achouh   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Lymphangiography to treat postoperative lymphatic leakage: a technical review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
In addition to imaging the lymphatics and detecting various types of lymphatic leakage, lymphangiography is a therapeutic option for patients with chylothorax, chylous ascites, and lymphatic fistula.
Kim, Soo Hwan   +5 more
core   +1 more source

A systematic review of infected descending thoracic aortic grafts and endografts

open access: yes, 2019
Objective: The objective of this study was to collect and critically analyze the current evidence on the modalities and results of treatment of descending thoracic aortic surgical graft (SG) and endograft (EG) infection, which represents a rare but ...
Chakfe, Nabil   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Thoracoscopic operations in children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
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CT Lau   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Navigating global collaboration: challenges faced by the international network on esophageal atresia

open access: yesOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
The International Network on Esophageal Atresia (INoEA) stands as a beacon of collaboration in addressing the complexities of this congenital condition on a global scale.
Frédéric Gottrand   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Gastrointestinal Stents: In Vivo Evaluation in a Swine Small Bowel Perforation Model

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Gastrointestinal fistulae and perforations can lead to severe complications including sepsis and patient death. In this work, the efficacy of 3D‐printed gastrointestinal stents composed of poly‐lactic‐acid (PLA) was evaluated in an in vivo swine model.
Gweniviere Capron   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indocyanine green fluorescence imaging localization-assisted thoracoscopy revision surgery after repair of esophageal atresia

open access: yesBMC Gastroenterology, 2022
Revision surgery for the complications after repair of esophageal atresia is often complex because of previous surgeries and chest infections and thus requires surgical expertise.
Yanan Zhang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gastric tube ulcer perforating the pericardium after subtotal esophagectomy [Perforacija ulkusa želučanog supstituta u perikard nakon subtotalne ezofagektomije] [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Subtotal esophagectomy with retrosternal transposition of the gastric tube to the neck was performed in a 62-year-old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the proximal third of the esophagus.
Korušić, Anđelko   +5 more
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