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[Esophagopleural fistula associated with postprandial syncopes. A late complication after pneumonectomy (author's
Thoraxchirurgie, Vaskulare Chirurgie
|February 1, 1976
Abstract:
A case of esophagopleural fistula in a 54-year-old man who underwent pneumonectomy for bronchogenic carcinoma is described. As uncommon and hitherto unknown complications postprandial syncopes and a letal arrosion of the right cardiac atrium occurred. The pathogenesis of the esophagopleural fistula, the clinical features, and the pathophysiological mechanism of the swallow syncope are discussed.