Endoscopic management of an esophagopleural fistula resulting from a gunshot wound.

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Author	Garg, Shashank K. Katlic, Mark R. Dutta, Sudhir K.
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a gunshot injury to his neck. He was intubated and taken to the operating room. As his neck was being dissected, an air leak in the trachea, indicative of a direct injury from the gunshot wound, was detected. This was repaired successfully. No damage to the esophagus was seen during an intraoperative esophagoscopy. A Gastrografin esophagogram was done on the sixth postoperative day, before the patient recommenced oral intake, and did not show any esophageal leak (●" Fig.1). However, within 1 day of his restarting oral intake, the patient developed a new onset leukocytosis. A barium swallow on the seventh postoperative day showed an esophageal fistula draining into the left pleural space (●" Fig.2). This fistulous track was not seen on the preoperative esophagoscopy and it most likely developed postoperatively. The fistulous track was well formed but it was considered to be very likely to close with nonoperative management. Therefore, an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed which showed an 8-mm esophageal fistula, 17cm from the incisors, that was seen as soon as the upper esophageal sphincter was traversed with the endoscope (●" Fig.3a). The fistula was closed using three endoscopic Hemoclips (Wilson-Cook Medical Inc., WinstonSalem, North Carolina, USA) (●" Fig.3b). A follow-up barium swallow 3 days later showed complete closure of the esophagopleural fistula (●" Fig.4). The patient tolerated his oral diet well and he was discharged 12 days after the endoscopic closure. This case illustrates some unique clinical features. First, the fistula formation was thought to be secondary to thermal injury to the esophagus from the bullet fragFig.1 Gastrografin esophagogram 6 days after surgery to the neck for a gunshot wound showing no evidence of an esophageal leak.
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PubMed reference number	25409041v1
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1365784
DOI	10.1055/s-0034-1365784
Journal	Endoscopy
Volume Number	46
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Barium Enema Closure Endoscopes Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Esophageal Fistula Esophageal Neoplasms Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Esophagoscopy Esophagram Esophagus Gunshot wound Head and Neck Neoplasms Incisor Leukocytosis Operating Room Patients Pleural cavity Sphincter Trachea Tracheoesophageal Fistula Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Wound Infection heat injuries hemoclips pathologic fistula
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