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ESOPHAGOCARDIOPLASTY FOR ACHALASIA IN CLOSURE OF A COMPLICATED ESOPHAGOBRONCHIAL FISTULA |
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| Authors: | Tsutomu Horikoshi M.D. Takeo Horie M.D. Toshikazu Sekiguchi M.D. Osamu Kawamura M.D. Motoyasu Kusano M.O. Masatomo Mori M.D. Seiji Nakamura M.D. Susumu Ohwada M.D. |
| Affiliation: | First Department of Internal Medicine and School Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan |
| Abstract: | We report a rare case or benign esophagobronchial fistula associated with achalasia. The fistula healed spontaneously after esophagocardioplasty with a gastric patch, suggesting the utility of this procedure. |
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