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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2015; 21(11): 3394-3401
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3394
Published online Mar 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3394
Bronchial bleeding caused by recurrent pneumonia after radical esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
Toshihiro Kitajima, Kota Momose, Seigi Lee, Shusuke Haruta, Masaki Ueno, Hisashi Shinohara, Harushi Udagawa, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Sakashi Fujimori, Tadasu Kohno, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Takeshi Fujii, Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Ryoji Takei, Department of Radiology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Author contributions: Kitajima T and Udagawa H designed the report; Momose K, Lee S, Haruta S, Shinohara H, Ueno M, Fujimori S and Kohno T were attending doctors for the patient and performed the operation; Takei R performed bronchial arterial embolization procedure; Fujii T performed the pathological examination; Kitajima T wrote this paper.
Correspondence to: Toshihiro Kitajima, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. t.kitajima0407@gmail.com
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Received: August 5, 2014
Peer-review started: August 6, 2014
First decision: August 27, 2014
Revised: September 8, 2014
Accepted: October 15, 2014
Article in press: October 15, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 225 Days and 24 Hours
Peer-review started: August 6, 2014
First decision: August 27, 2014
Revised: September 8, 2014
Accepted: October 15, 2014
Article in press: October 15, 2014
Published online: March 21, 2015
Processing time: 225 Days and 24 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bronchial bleeding suspected to arise from ectopic/collateral bronchial arteries after radical esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for esophageal carcinoma. Such clinical course after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma is quite meaningful, especially in cases of postoperative recurrent aspiration pneumonia due to bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.