Tag: esophagopleural fistula

Pleural connection treated with stent plus endobronchial valve

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Post written by Mayank Goyal, MD, from the the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, and Navtej Buttar, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. We report the case of a 34-year-old man with a complex surgical history who developed a refractory esophagopleural fistula (EPF) …

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Rendezvous endoscopic access and treatment of esophagopleural fistula

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Post written by Amy Tyberg, MD, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA This case describes a patient with obstructive esophageal cancer dependent on PEG feeding for nutrition who developed an esophagopleural fistula at the level of the malignant stenosis with resultant hydropneumothorax requiring chest tube …

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