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. 1973 Mar;28(2):250-3.
doi: 10.1136/thx.28.2.250.

Pyopneumopericardium as a complication of oesophagogastrostomy

O Gago, P S Chopra, L H Ellison, P J Silverman

Pyopneumopericardium as a complication of oesophagogastrostomy

O Gago et al. Thorax. 1973 Mar.

Abstract

A case of pyopneumopericardium 13 years following resection of a peptic stricture and oesophagogastrostomy, and treated successfully by closure of the gastric ulcer, pericardiectomy, and drainage, is reported.

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