Successful Primary Repair of a Colopericardial Fistula: A Late Complication of Esophageal Replacement.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.12.046.
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Abstract
Colopericardial fistula after colonic interposition is a rare complication, with few prior reported cases. Management of such cases has usually consisted of resection of the colonic segment with cervical diversion. Here we present a case of successful primary repair of a colopericardial fistula in a 73-year-old woman who had initially undergone a colonic interposition graft 30 years before presentation.
Medical subject headings
- Colon
- Colonic Diseases
- Esophageal Achalasia
- Fistula
- Heart Diseases
- Intestinal Fistula
- Pericardium
- Postoperative Complications