One stage repair for an oesophageal fistula after pneumonectomy using an omental pedicle flap.
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One stage repair for an oesophageal fistula after pneumonectomy using an omental pedicle flap.
A 67 year old man developed an oesophageal fistula after a pneumonectomy that was complicated by an empyema. An omental pedicle flap was brought through the diaphragm to repair the fistula and to fill the empyema space. The outcome was successful.
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.43.11.943