Esophageal carcinoma presenting with pyopneumothorax : a case study
| Journal | Volume 74 - 2011 |
| Issue | Fasc.1 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | Chih-Hong Kao, Ti-Hei Wu, Tsai-Wang Huang, Shih-Chun Lee, Yeung-Leung Cheng |
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| Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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We describe a 69-year-old male who presented with high fever, progressive right chest pain and shortness of breath. A chest radio- graph showed a right massive hydropneumothorax. After diagnos- tic assessment, an esophagomediastinal fistula complicated by squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus was subsequently con- firmed. Clinical signs were significantly improved by chest tube insertion, antibiotic therapy and esophageal stent implantation. (Acta gastroenterol. belg., 2011, 74, 79-81). |
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