Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2007; 13(5): 801-803
Published online Feb 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i5.801
Esophagotracheal fistula caused by gastroesophageal reflux 9 years after esophagectomy
Kiyotomi Maruyama, Satoru Motoyama, Manabu Okuyama, Yusuke Sato, Kaori Hayashi, Yoshihiro Minamiya, Jun-ichi Ogawa
Kiyotomi Maruyama, Satoru Motoyama, Manabu Okuyama, Yusuke Sato, Kaori Hayashi, Yoshihiro Minamiya, Jun-ichi Ogawa, Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita, Japan
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Kiyotomi Maruyama, Department of Surgery, Akita University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan. kiyomaru@doc.med.akita-u.ac.jp
Telephone: +81-18-8846132
Received: November 3, 2006
Revised: December 1, 2006
Accepted: December 21, 2006
Published online: February 7, 2007
Abstract

Fistula between digestive tract and airway is one of the complications after esophagectomy with lymph node dissection. A case of esophagotracheal fistula secondary to esophagitis 9 years after esophagectomy and gastric pull-up for treatment of esophageal carcinoma is described. It was successfully treated with transposition of a pedicled pectoralis major muscle flap.

Keywords: Esophagus; Fistula; Surgery; Complications; Esophagitis; Reflux