Gastrobronchial fistula a rare complication post laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Gastrobronchial fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 30-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic productive c...

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Published in:Annals of thoracic medicine 2013-07, Vol.8 (3), p.179-180
Main Author: Alharbi, Sultan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Fistula
Gastrectomy
Gastric leak
gastrobronchial fistula
laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Laparoscopic surgery
Laparoscopy
subphrenic collection
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Summary:Gastrobronchial fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 30-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic productive cough. Upper gastrointestinal series showed the presence of a communicating fistula between the stomach and the left lung bronchial tree.
ISSN:1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI:10.4103/1817-1737.114285