Esophageal rupture complicated by a gastrocardiac fistula: review of the literature and report of a successfully treated case |
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| Authors: | F C Finelli M Piasio S Mahfood J M Keshishian M Golocovsky |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgical Critical Care and Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC. |
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| Abstract: | A 62-year-old man developed a fistula between the right ventricle and the stomach after Thal fundic patching of an emetogenic rupture of the esophagus. He underwent emergency surgical correction of the fistula and survived. |
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