Successful treatment of pleural empyema caused by an intrathoracic esophageal fistula after iatrogenic esophageal perforation with polyglycolic acid sheets

Gastrointest Endosc. 2019 Mar;89(3):639-640. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.11.024. Epub 2018 Nov 24.

Authors

Akihiko Kida¹, Atsuyoshi Mizukami¹, Koichiro Matsuda¹, Mitsuru Matsuda¹, Akito Sakai¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Toyama Prefectural Central Hospital, Toyama, Japan.

PMID: 30481501
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.11.024

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / adverse effects*
Empyema, Pleural / etiology
Empyema, Pleural / therapy*
Esophageal Fistula / etiology
Esophageal Fistula / therapy*
Esophageal Perforation / etiology
Esophageal Perforation / therapy*
Esophagoscopy
Female
Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / therapeutic use*
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease*
Mitral Valve / surgery
Pleural Diseases / etiology
Pleural Diseases / therapy
Polyglycolic Acid*
Tissue Adhesives / therapeutic use*

Substances

Fibrin Tissue Adhesive
Tissue Adhesives
Polyglycolic Acid