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Yoshida R, Sadanaga N, Honboh T, Migita H, Matsuura H. Refractory cutaneo-gastric conduit fistula after esophagectomy repaired by a pectoralis major muscle flap and split-thickness skin graft. Surg Case Rep 2019; 5:113. [PMID: 31317288 PMCID: PMC6637157 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-019-0672-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gastric conduit ulcer after esophagectomy is not uncommon. In cases where a gastric conduit ulcer penetrates the adjacent organs, it is difficult to select a suitable treatment strategy. The treatment depends on the adjacent organs penetrated. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case in which a reconstructed gastric conduit ulcer penetrated the precordial skin in a patient who had undergone esophagectomy due to spontaneous esophageal rupture 28 years previously. To treat the cutaneo-gastric conduit fistula, we resected the fistula, covered the site of anastomosis with a major pectoralis muscle flap, and applied a split-thickness skin graft to the skin defect. CONCLUSIONS In cases of gastric conduit trouble in patients treated via the antesternal route, a major pectoralis muscle flap is useful because of its rich blood supply and easy mobilization. In addition, a split-thickness skin graft should be applied to the skin defect.
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- Rintaro Yoshida
- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, 1-3-46 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, 1-3-46 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, 1-3-46 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, 1-3-46 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Fukuoka General Hospital, 1-3-46 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, 810-0001, Japan
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Grimminger PP, Goense L, Gockel I, Bergeat D, Bertheuil N, Chandramohan SM, Chen KN, Chon SH, Denis C, Goh KL, Gronnier C, Liu JF, Meunier B, Nafteux P, Pirchi ED, Schiesser M, Thieme R, Wu A, Wu PC, Buttar N, Chang AC. Diagnosis, assessment, and management of surgical complications following esophagectomy. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018; 1434:254-273. [PMID: 29984413 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 05/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Despite improvements in operative strategies for esophageal resection, anastomotic leaks, fistula, postoperative pulmonary complications, and chylothorax can occur. Our review seeks to identify potential risk factors, modalities for early diagnosis, and novel interventions that may ameliorate the potential adverse effects of these surgical complications following esophagectomy.
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- Peter P Grimminger
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department Hepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery I, Beijing University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of General, Visceral and Tumor Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Combined Endoscopy Unit, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Fourth Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department Hepatobiliary and Digestive Surgery, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Fukumoto Y, Matsunaga T, Shishido Y, Amisaki M, Kono Y, Murakami Y, Kuroda H, Osaki T, Sakamoto T, Honjo S, Ashida K, Saito H, Fujiwara Y. Successful repair using thymus pedicle flap for tracheoesophageal fistula: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2018; 4:49. [PMID: 29796790 PMCID: PMC5966367 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-018-0458-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background Treatment for tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), a life-threatening complication after esophagectomy, is challenging. Case presentation A 75-year-old man with thoracic esophageal cancer underwent subtotal esophagectomy and gastric tube reconstruction through the post-mediastinal root after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Owing to postoperative anastomotic leakage, an abscess formed at the anastomotic region. Sustained inflammation from the abscess caused refractory TEF between the esophagogastric anastomotic site and membrane of the trachea, and several conservative therapies for TEF failed. Hence, the patient underwent surgery including division of the fistula, direct suturing of the leakage sites, and reinforcement with the flap of the thymus pedicle. As a result, the abscess and TEF disappeared after surgery and the patient was immediately administered an oral diet and discharged home 103 days after initial surgery. Conclusions Although pedicle flaps for the reinforcement of TEF are usually obtained from muscle or pericardium, these flaps need enough lengths to overcome moving distance. We are the first in the existing literature to have successfully treated TEF with surgical repair using a thymus flap located close to TEF. The thymus pedicle might be another candidate for the reinforcement flap in TEF.
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- Yoji Fukumoto
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan.
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, 36-1 Nishicho, Yonago, Tottori, 683-8504, Japan
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