Novel technique to repair a bronchopleural fistula after esophagectomy using wide intercostal muscle flap fixed by azygos vein and bronchus: a case report
Abstract Background Post-esophagectomy bronchopleural fistulas can be life-threatening in patients who are exhausted, for example, by surgical stress and pleural infection; therefore, establishment of a reliable surgical procedure is extremely important. We here report a novel procedure entailing mu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japan Surgical Society
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-020-00908-8 |
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