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A 56-year-old female was evaluated for dysphagia, revealing an adenocarcinoma of the distal esophagus. The patient received neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and after a period of 6 weeks he underwent a three stage open transthoracic esophagectomy with a cervical anastomosis. Progressively, the patient developed an important pleura effusion of the left hemithorax on the chest radiography.
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Biere, S.S.A.Y. (2014). Case on Postoperative Hiatal Herniation After Esophageal Resection. In: Cuesta, M., Bonjer, H. (eds) Case Studies of Postoperative Complications after Digestive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01613-9_4
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