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Case Reports
. 2006 Jan;81(1):356-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.08.048.

Gastropericardial fistula, purulent pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

Eero I T Sihvo  1 , Jari V Räsänen, Marja Hynninen, Tuomo K Rantanen, Jarmo A Salo
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Gastropericardial fistula, purulent pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

Eero I T Sihvo et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Gastropericardial fistula, purulent pericarditis, and cardiac tamponade developed 7 years after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication. The patient was successfully managed through a thoracotomy by open drainage of the pericardium, excision and closure of the fistula, and an omentum flap.

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