A Case of Respiratory Failure Caused by Gastropleural Fistula: A Case Report.
- Author:
Woo Hyun CHO
1
;
Dong Yup RYU
;
Sung Yik LEE
;
Bo Hyun KIM
;
Yun Seong KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea. yskimdr@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Empyema;
Respiratory failure;
Gastropleural fistula
- MeSH:
Empyema;
Female;
Fistula*;
Hernia, Hiatal;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Postoperative Complications;
Respiratory Insufficiency*;
Subphrenic Abscess
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2005;20(2):183-186
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastropleural fistula is a very rare disorder, caused by various conditions, such as trauma and postoperative complication, subphrenic abscess, malignancy, hiatal hernia. The major causes of the gastropleural fistula have changed from trauma and subphrenic abscess to postoperative complication of malignant disorders. We report a case of empyema that developed respiratory failure caused by gastropleural fistula in a middle age woman with review of related articles.
