Esophago-pericardial fistula with development of hydro-pneumo-pericardium resulting in hemodynamic instability: an unusual complication of esophageal cancer

Intern Emerg Med. 2018 Sep;13(6):959-960. doi: 10.1007/s11739-018-1860-8. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

Authors

Toseef Javaid¹, Zubair Khan², Syed Hasan¹, Nauman Siddiqui³, Ali Nawras¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, 3000 Arlington Avenue, MS 1150, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA. zubair.khan@utoledo.edu.
³ Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA.

PMID: 29696519
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-018-1860-8

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Esophageal Neoplasms / complications*
Esophageal Neoplasms / physiopathology
Esophagus / injuries
Esophagus / physiopathology
Fistula / etiology*
Fistula / physiopathology
Hemodynamics / physiology
Humans
Male
Pericardium / injuries
Pericardium / physiopathology