A CASE OF THORACIC EMPYEMA CAUSED BY A RECONSTRUCTED GASTRIC TUBE ULCER PERFORATED INTO THE THORACIC CAVITY AFTER ESOPHAGECTOMY

Refractory ulcer of reconstructed gastric tube after esophagectomy: a case report.

We report a case in which rabeprazole cured gastric tube ulcer after esophagectomy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). A 47-year-old Japanese man was referred to our hospital with refractory ulcer of the reconstructed gastric tube one year after esophagectomy for ESCC. The ulcer proved refractory to healing by the administration of omeprazole or lansoprazole, or eradication of Helico...

Gastric tube ulcer perforating the pericardium after subtotal esophagectomy.

Subtotal esophagectomy with retrosternal transposition of the gastric tube to the neck was performed in a 62-year-old patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the proximal third of the esophagus. He developed a salivatory fistula in the early postoperative period that healed spontaneously. Five months later, the patient developed partial stenosis of the esophagogastric anastomosis which required...

Intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma in a reconstructed gastric tube, after transhiatal esophagectomy.

Gastric Stromal Tumor Extends into Mediastinum and Thoracic Cavity: a case report

Reprint requests to: Dr. Shang-Yun Ho Department of Medical Imaging, Changhua Christian Hospital. No. 135, Nan Sian Street, Changhua 500, Taiwan, R.O.C. The annual incidence of gast rointest ina l stromal tumor (GIST) is 13.74 per million population in Taiwan. About 10-30% of GISTs have mal ignant behaviors including invasion and metastases. Although one case of primary esophageal stromal tumor...

Vertebral osteomyelitis caused by thoracic empyema, or vice versa?

Thoracic empyema and vertebral osteomyelitis is a rare combination. We report a case of vertebral osteomyelitis possibly caused by a progressive thoracic empyema. The causative pathogen was Escherichia coli. Computed tomographic (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested the diagnosis of vertebral osteomyelitis, confirmed by transthoracic needle aspiration and operative findings. ...