Fistules oesophago-respiratoires traitées par suture primaire. A propos de deux observations de fistules oeso-pleurales et de deux observations de fistules oeso-bronchiques.

Faber, C.;Kartheuser, Alex;Buche, Michel;Louagie, Yves;Chalant, Charles;et.al.
(1990) Annales de Chirurgie — Vol. 44, n° 4, p. 290-295 (1990)

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  • Faber, C.
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  • Kartheuser, AlexUCLouvain
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  • Buche, MichelUCLouvain
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  • Louagie, YvesUCLouvain
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  • Schoevaerdts, Jean-ClaudeUCLouvain
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  • Ponlot, RobertUCLouvain
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  • Chalant, CharlesUCLouvain
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We describe two oesophago-pleural fistulas arriving respectively 40 months and 15 years after pneumonectomia, and two oesophago-bronchial fistulas due to perforated oesophageal diverticula. We evaluate diagnostic methods and discuss etiology of these oesophageal fistulas. Pleural fistulas treatment associate thoracic drainage, direct surgical treatment of the fistula with primary suturing of oesophagus. For oesophago-bronchial fistula treatment, we have made pneumonectomia one time and primary bronchial suturing another. In these two cases, oesophagus was only sutured without pleural or muscular flap. Transient alimentary gastrostomy was made. No fistula recidive of postoperative complication occurred. There is no operative mortality.
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Faber, C., Kartheuser, A., Buche, M., Louagie, Y., Schoevaerdts, J.-C., Ponlot, R., & Chalant, C. (1990). Fistules oesophago-respiratoires traitées par suture primaire. A propos de deux observations de fistules oeso-pleurales et de deux observations de fistules oeso-bronchiques. Annales de Chirurgie, 44(4), 290-295. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/67366 (Original work published 1990)