Open AccessGastrobronchial fistula a rare complication post laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Author(s) -
Sultan Alharbi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.114285
Subject(s) - medicine , sleeve gastrectomy , complication , fistula , surgery , gastrectomy , general surgery , stomach , morbid obesity , upper gastrointestinal series , laparoscopy , obesity , gastric bypass , weight loss , cancer
Gastrobronchial fistula is a rare but serious complication of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with significant morbidity and mortality. We present the case of a 30-year-old man who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity and presented later with a history of chronic productive cough. Upper gastrointestinal series showed the presence of a communicating fistula between the stomach and the left lung bronchial tree.