Late oesophagus pleural fistula post Pneumenectomy.
The perforation of the esophagus in the pleural cavityas a late comp'lication after a pneumenectomy is arare ocurrence but often fatal. A case is presented of aperforation four years alter pneumenectomy of the leftlung. Discussed are the pathogenic mechanisms andthe treatment used, emphasis bei...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 1984 |
| País: | Uruguay |
| Institución: | Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay |
| Repositorio: | Revista Cirugía del Uruguay |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/3602 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/3602 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | fistula esófago esophagus |
| Sumario: | The perforation of the esophagus in the pleural cavityas a late comp'lication after a pneumenectomy is arare ocurrence but often fatal. A case is presented of aperforation four years alter pneumenectomy of the leftlung. Discussed are the pathogenic mechanisms andthe treatment used, emphasis being laid on the necessityof promoting aggresive therapeutic measures inview of curren! failure of conservative techniques. |
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