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A Complication of Combined Operations for Esophageal Disease

Joseph T. Mullen, MD; Erwin L. Burke, MD; Arthur B. Diamond, MD

Arch Surg. 1975;110(7):826-828.

Abstract
Esophagogastric fistula developed in two patients following operations combining fundoplication and other operative procedures on the esophagus. To our knowledge, this complication has not been previously reported or described. Accurate endoscopy and appropriate barium roentgenographic studies provided the definitive diagnosis. A second reconstruction was successful in one patient; conservative treatment was sufficient in the other.

Author Affiliations
From the departments of surgery (Dr. Mullen), gastroenterology (Dr. Burke), and Radiology (Dr. Diamond), Naval, Portsmouth, Va.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Jan 8, 1975.

The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the Navy Department or of the Naval Service at large.

Reprint requests to Department of Surgery, Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA 23708 (Dr. Mullen).

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