Gastric-bypass-induced pneumothorax

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 1985 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Gastrointestinal Radiology, volume 10, pages 333-335 (issn: 0364-2356, eissn: 1432-0509,

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Authors: S J, Pomeranz; J F, Wiot;

doi: 10.1007/bf01893124

pmid: 2414145

Gastric-bypass-induced pneumothorax

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Abstract

Substernal gastric bypass has been recently revived to palliate unresectable esophageal carcinoma. We report an unusual postoperative complication of gastric bypass: recurrent pneumothorax responding to nasogastric tube decompression of a distended thoracic stomach.

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University of Cincinnati
United States
University System of Ohio
United States
University of Cincinnati Medical Center
United States

Keywords

Radiography, Postoperative Complications, Esophageal Neoplasms, Palliative Care, Stomach, Humans, Pneumothorax, Female, Middle Aged

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