Airway Gastric Fistula After Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer

Sahebazamani, Mitra; Rubio, Edmundo; Boyd, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.06.052

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“…Over the past years, various management strategies have been described including conservative, endoscopic and surgical treatment [1,2]. In general, there has been a tendency to select non-operative treatments, in which endoscopic stents were most commonly used.…”

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“…Nevertheless, the location of the fistula did not always lend itself easily to a stent. What is more, the radical force provided by such stents may be detrimental to the tissue surrounding the fistula and result in enlargement of a fistula [1,3,4]. …”

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“…Airway gastric fistula (AGF) is a rare but catastrophic complication after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer with an occurrence of 0.3 % to 1.9 % [1]. Definitive treatment is controversial due to the rareness of this entity.…”

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Single-stage surgical repair of airway gastric fistula after esophagectomy

Shi

Wang

Gao

et al. 2014

J Cardiothorac Surg

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Airway gastric fistula (AGF) is a rare but catastrophic complication after esophagectomy. Surgical repair with viable tissue interposed between the airway and alimentary tracts remains the definitive treatment. However, it is challenging for surgeons, and only anecdotally described in sporadic case reports due to the complexity of the techniques necessary for successful surgical intervention. Here, we report two cases successfully managed via single-stage surgical re-exploration. On outpatient follow-up, the two Chinese patients were progressing satisfactorily without complaint of any dyspnea or dysphagia.

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Single-stage surgical repair of airway gastric fistula after esophagectomy

Shi

Wang

Gao

et al. 2014

J Cardiothorac Surg

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“…Persistent mediastinal contamination and inflammation not only leads to TEF, but may also result in aortoesophageal fistula, which is almost uniformly fatal. One report, in which a silicone airway stent controlled a PETEF, describes a patient who eventually succumbed to hemorrhage that appeared suspicious for aortogastric fistula [18]. A further concern with airway stenting is that it induces inflammation and granulation.…”

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Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula

Mathisen

Muniappan

2015

Gastrointestinal Surgery

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“…Airway gastric fistula (AGF) is a rare but dangerous complication following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer, with an incidence rate of 0.3–1.9%. [ 1 ] For AGF, the primary goal is closure of the fistula between the digestive and respiratory tracts to avert ongoing soilage of the airway. Although surgical repair remains the definitive treatment, it is associated with a mortality rate of 32%.…”

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