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Fecopneumothoax: a Rare Case of Delayed Colon Diaphragmatic Herniation Following Esophagectomy

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Diaphragmatic hernia after esophagectomy and, particularly, eventual fecopneumothorax is a rare complication. Furthermore, a delayed manifestation 10 years after esophagectomy is an extremely rare situation. Herein, we report a surgical case of fecopneumothorax resulting from the perforation of intrathoracically herniated transverse colon 10 years after McKeown esophagectomy.

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  1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, 1198, Kuwol-Dong, Namdong-Ku, Incheon, 405-760, Republic of Korea

    Kun Woo Kim, Jae-Ik Lee, Ji Sung Kim, Kook-Yang Park, Chul-Hyun Park & Yang-Bin Jeon

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Kim, K.W., Lee, JI., Kim, J.S. et al. Fecopneumothoax: a Rare Case of Delayed Colon Diaphragmatic Herniation Following Esophagectomy. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 1), 117–119 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1191-6

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