| Literature DB >> 11722100 |
C Molina-Navarro1, S W Hosking, S J Hayward, A D Flowerdew.
Abstract
Gastroaortic fistula following esophagogastrectomy is an uncommon and invariably fatal complication without urgent surgical intervention. We report 1 such case and review the world literature identifying 22 previous cases. It characteristically presents 2 to 3 weeks after esophagogastrectomy with an initial herald bleed, followed by a latent period with a mean duration of 10 hours (range: 30 minutes to 3 days) and final exsanguination. Only 1 patient in this series survived. Awareness is necessary to allow prompt diagnosis and treatment of this almost invariably lethal but curable condition.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11722100 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02569-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN: 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330