Case Report
A cardiogastric fistula after gastric tube interposition. A case report and review of literature
A.P. Schouten van der Velden MD,
T.J.M. Ruers MD, PhD,
J.J. Bonenkamp MD, PhD,
A.P. Schouten van der Velden MD
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorT.J.M. Ruers MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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J.J. Bonenkamp MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, P.O. 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Fax: +31 24 3540501.Search for more papers by this authorA.P. Schouten van der Velden MD,
T.J.M. Ruers MD, PhD,
J.J. Bonenkamp MD, PhD,
A.P. Schouten van der Velden MD
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorT.J.M. Ruers MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
J.J. Bonenkamp MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Department of Surgery, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, P.O. 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Fax: +31 24 3540501.Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
A patient is presented with massive hematemesis caused by a fistula between the left cardiac atrium and a gastric tube interposition, which was constructed after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer 3 years earlier. J. Surg. Oncol. 2007;95:79–82. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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