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Gasless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via the Trans-Axillary Approach
Published on: September 15, 2023
Iatrogenic Esophageal Transection, an Exceptional Complication of Selective Parathyroidectomy
Pierre-Alain Danglades1, Georges Decker1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôpitaux Robert Schuman Luxembourg-Zithaklinik, Luxembourg.
Abstract:
A large variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures can occasionally cause an accidental perforation of the esophagus. We report a case of a selective parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism that was complicated by inadvertent iatrogenic segmental resection of the cervical esophagus. The proximal location of the injury and its delayed discovery led to a challenging 2-stage repair with an unsuccessful esophagostomy initially, followed by laparoscopic transhiatal esophagectomy and gastric transposition with high cervical anastomosis, with favorable outcome.
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