<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Surgical interventions for corrosive stricture of the esophagus are extremely difficult and technically challenging. In this manuscript, we present a patient with esophagectomy due to perforation of a corrosive stricture of the esophagus that underwent malignant transformation and subsequent perforation of a giant duodenal stress ulcus, which occurred 12 days after the intervention. We performed a total esophagectomy, pharyngo- and gastrostomy, suture of the duodenal perforation but the postoperative period was challenging and despite our efforts, the patient died on the 50th postoperative day due to respiratory and renal failure.</p></abstract>

Surgical interventions for corrosive stricture of the esophagus are extremely difficult and technically challenging. In this manuscript, we present a patient with esophagectomy due to perforation of a corrosive stricture of the esophagus that underwent malignant transformation and subsequent perforation of a giant duodenal stress ulcus, which occurred 12 days after the intervention. We performed a total esophagectomy, pharyngo- and gastrostomy, suture of the duodenal perforation but the postoperative period was challenging and despite our efforts, the patient died on the 50th postoperative day due to respiratory and renal failure.

Spontaneous Perforation of a Malignified Corrosive Stricture of the Esophagus and Subsequent Perforation of a Giant Duodenal Stress ULCUS

Department of Respiratory Diseases, Medical Faculty

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Medical Faculty

Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Faculty

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Surgical interventions for corrosive stricture of the esophagus are extremely difficult and technically challenging. In this manuscript, we present a patient...

Spontaneous Perforation of a Malignified Corrosive Stricture of the Esophagus and Subsequent Perforation of a Giant Duodenal Stress ULCUS

Pubblicato online: 21 mag 2020

Pagine: 60 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0010

Parole chiave
esophageal perforation, corrosive stricture, duodenal perforation, esophageal resection

© 2018 G. Yankov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Spontaneous Perforation of a Malignified Corrosive Stricture of the Esophagus and Subsequent Perforation of a Giant Duodenal Stress ULCUS

Pubblicato online: 21 mag 2020

Pagine: 60 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2020-0010

Parole chiaveesophageal perforation, corrosive stricture, duodenal perforation, esophageal resection

© 2018 G. Yankov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
esophageal perforation, corrosive stricture, duodenal perforation, esophageal resection