Gastropleural fistula following a splenectomy for splenic abscess: a case report
Wuthisuthimethawee, P.; Sangkhathat, S.; Ruegklinag, C.; Patrapinyokul, S.; Laoprasopwathana, K.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 91(8): 1291-1295
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 18788705 Document Number: 12752
Gastropleural fistula is a rare condition that occurs as a consequence of various thoraco-abdominal surgical procedures and septic conditions. The diagnosis is difficult, it needs a high index of suspicion and appropriate investigations. There are no previous reports of a patient developing a fistula after a splenectomy procedure. The authors report a twelve-year old boy who developed gastropleural fistula following thoracoabdominal surgery, a splenectomy. The patient presented with the clinical condition of chronic empyema thoracis and responded well to medical and surgical treatment.
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