We report a case of a 54-year-old man presenting with recurrent epiphrenic diverticulum and esophagobronchial fistula 3 years after thoracoscopic diverticulectomy. Surgical correction required transhiatal stapling of the pouch combined with distal esophageal myotomy and Dor fundoplication.

Esophagobronchial fistula after thoracoscopic resection of an epiphrenic diverticulum / L. Bonavina, M. Reitano, R. Incarbone, M. Cappelletti. - In: DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS. - ISSN 1120-8694. - 12:4(1999), pp. 324-5-325.

Esophagobronchial fistula after thoracoscopic resection of an epiphrenic diverticulum

L. Bonavina
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1999

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We report a case of a 54-year-old man presenting with recurrent epiphrenic diverticulum and esophagobronchial fistula 3 years after thoracoscopic diverticulectomy. Surgical correction required transhiatal stapling of the pouch combined with distal esophageal myotomy and Dor fundoplication.
Bronchial Diseases; Bronchial Fistula; Humans; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Esophageal Fistula; Fundoplication; Thoracoscopy; Treatment Outcome; Diverticulum, Esophageal; Follow-Up Studies; Middle Aged; Esophageal Diseases; Male
Settore MED/18 - Chirurgia Generale
1999
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