One stage repair for an oesophageal fistula after pneumonectomy using an omental pedicle flap.
- 1 November 1988
- Vol. 43 (11) , 943-944
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.43.11.943
Abstract
A 67 year old mnan developed an oesophageal fistula after a pneumonectomy that was complicated by an empyema. An omental pedicle flap was brought through the diaphragm to repair the fistula nad to fill the empyema space. The outcome was successful.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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