Esophageal fistula complicating thyroid lobectomy

Nicholas D. Ward; Cortney Y. Lee; James T. Lee; David A. Sloan

doi:10.1093/jscr/rju136

Esophageal fistula complicating thyroid lobectomy

Nicholas D. Ward, Cortney Y. Lee, James T. Lee, David A. Sloan

Surgery

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Abstract

Thyroidectomy is associated with low morbidity and mortality. Esophageal perforation following thyroidectomy has been reported only three times previously, with subsequent fistulization occurring in two of these cases. The authors present the first such case report in the English-speaking literature.

Original language	English
Article number	rju136
Journal	Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Volume	2015
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rju136
State	Published - 2015

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Esophageal fistula complicating thyroid lobectomy

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