| Successful Treatment of an Esophagopericaridal Fistula with Pyopericardium That Developed after Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer by Intraoperative Stent Insertion |
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Young Wook Kim, Jin Jo Kim, Sung Min Park, Gi Jun Kim, Seung Jee Ryu, Joon Sung Kim, Byung Wook Kim, Seung Man Park |
1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
2Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea. kjj@catholic.ac.kr |
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| Abstract |
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Esophagopericardial fistula (EPF) is a rare and serious medical condition induced by benign and malignant causes. Surgery is the main stay of treatment for benign EPF. However, there have been few reports of benign EPF treated by endoscopic stent insertion. We performed a laparoscopic total gastrectomy for treatment of a gastric cancer located at the cardia in a 62-year-old patient. A benign EPF occurred as a postoperative complication 14 days after surgery. We successfully managed the EPF through emergent laparoscopic pericardial window formation and insertion of a fully covered self-expendable metal stent during operation. The patient is being followed up without complications in the outpatient department after stent removal. |
| Key Words:
Fistula; Gastrectomy; Stomach neoplasms; Complications; Stents |
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