Diaphragmatic hernia after esophagectomy and, particularly, eventual fecopneumothorax is a rare complication. Furthermore, a delayed manifestation 10 years after esophagectomy is an extremely rare situation. Herein, we report a surgical case of fecopneumothorax resulting from the perforation of intrathoracically herniated transverse colon 10 years after McKeown esophagectomy.
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760 Republic of Korea.
Diaphragmatic hernia after esophagectomy and, particularly, eventual fecopneumothorax is a rare complication. Furthermore, a delayed manifestation 10 years after esophagectomy is an extremely rare situation. Herein, we report a surgical case of fecopneumothorax resulting from the perforation of intrathoracically herniated transverse colon 10 years after McKeown esophagectomy.
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