Open AccessCardiac tamponade occurred after endoscopic submucosal dissection: conservative management of the esophagopericardial fistula
Author(s) -
Bona Davide,
Saino Greta Isabella,
Medda Massimo,
Panizzo Valerio,
Micheletto Giancarlo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1218
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic submucosal dissection , surgery , stent , fistula , cardiac tamponade , percutaneous , tamponade , radiology , dissection (medical)
Key Clinical Message We describe the case of an esophagopericardial fistula generated after endoscopic submucosal dissection in a patient affected by a superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma immediately treated with percutaneous pericardial drainage and placement of a partially covered self‐expanding metal stent that has been removed using the stent‐in‐stent technique after 35 days.