Surgical repair of esophageal perforation in cirrhotic patients with varices.
Chest
; 105(6): 1896-8, 1994 Jun.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8205905
ABSTRACT
A 51-year-old woman, a known alcohol abuser, had sclerotherapy for esophageal varices from portal hypertension. A perforation of the distal esophagus, diagnosed several days later, could not be closed primarily at thoracotomy due to extensive bleeding. The method of "exclusion and diversion in continuity" was modified by ligation of the esophagogastric junction with absorbable suture over a tube stent. The perforation healed and patency of the esophageal lumen was demonstrated 2 weeks later. This alternative life-saving procedure may be useful in chronic esophageal perforation, especially in cirrhotic or otherwise debilitated patients.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Varizes Esofágicas e Gástricas
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Perfuração Esofágica
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Hemorragia Gastrointestinal
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Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article