Gastro-bronchial fistula due to gastric stump adenocarcinoma

The authors present the case of a 67 year old patient who20 years earlier had undergone a Billroth II gastrectomydue to gastroduodenal u/cus and is admitted because offever and purulent bronchorrhea. While making anesophagogastroduodenum study, the bronchial tree wasfilled, showing the presence of a...

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Main Author: Ruso Martínez, Luis (author)
Other Authors: Praderi, Raúl (author)
Format: article
Language:Spanish
Published: 1992
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Online Access:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4042
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Summary:The authors present the case of a 67 year old patient who20 years earlier had undergone a Billroth II gastrectomydue to gastroduodenal u/cus and is admitted because offever and purulent bronchorrhea. While making anesophagogastroduodenum study, the bronchial tree wasfilled, showing the presence of an ample gastrobronchialfistula. Fibrogastroscopy certified the existence of cancerof the gastric fundus fistulized through the diaphragm. Thepatient died in septic state before being operated on.