Gastropleural fistula following pulmonary resection.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 8303639.
- Also identified by PMC identifier 464997.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A 77 year old man with an eight month history of polymyalgia rheumatica treated by steroids underwent left lower lobectomy for a non-small cell carcinoma. Following discharge he developed a pneumothorax, empyema, septicaemia, and acute renal failure. Reinvestigation and reoperation showed this to be caused by a non-malignant non-traumatic direct gastropleural fistula.
Medical subject headings
- Fistula
- Gastric Fistula
- Lung Neoplasms
- Pleural Diseases
- Postoperative Complications