| Literature DB >> 7365819 |
A O Johnson, I A Grillo, S A Adebonojo.
Abstract
This report documents the first recorded patient in the recent literature with an esophageal perforation and an esophagopleural fistula following chest intubation for empyema. It was treated successfully by conservative method with feeding gastrostomy. It is important to realize that tube thoracostomy drainage is not an innocuous procedure and to be alert to this complication, especially in the presence of empyema.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID： 7365819 PMCID： PMC2552417
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Natl Med Assoc ISSN： 0027-9684 Impact factor: 1.798