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Aortic rupture in manual dissection of the esophagus: A rare complication during palliative esophagectomy performed on account of radiated esophageal cancer. A pathologic‐anatomic view
Author(s) -
Sons Hans U.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930310103
Subject(s) - medicine , esophagus , thoracotomy , esophagectomy , complication , dissection (medical) , esophageal cancer , surgery , aorta , carcinoma , radiology , cancer , pathology
The report concerns the rare complication of a rupture of the aorta thoracica descendens during a palliative esophagectomy without thoracotomy performed on account of radiated carcinoma of the esophagus. The pathologic‐anatomic findings are discussed and the literature is indicated.