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Review
. 1989 Oct;48(4):582-3.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)66870-1.

Esophageal rupture complicated by a gastrocardiac fistula: review of the literature and report of a successfully treated case

F C Finelli  1 , M Piasio, S Mahfood, J M Keshishian, M Golocovsky
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Review

Esophageal rupture complicated by a gastrocardiac fistula: review of the literature and report of a successfully treated case

F C Finelli et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 1989 Oct.

Abstract

A 62-year-old man developed a fistula between the right ventricle and the stomach after Thal fundic patching of an emetogenic rupture of the esophagus. He underwent emergency surgical correction of the fistula and survived.

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