ArticleCase reports in surgery2018
Gastropleural Fistula as a Rare Complication of Gastric Sleeve Surgery: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review.
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- Gastric Fistula in the Chest After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Systematic Review of Diagnostic and Treatment Options.Obesity surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Treatment of gastropleural fistula with combined endoscopic therapy: endoscopic vacuum therapy and over-the-scope clip.VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy · 2026Article
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- Successful treatment of gastrobronchial fistula following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A case report and review of literature.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2026Article
- Ileum Obstruction Following Appendix Adhesion Band after Sleeve Surgery: A Case Report and Review of Literature.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- Endoscopic stent placement for the management of gastro-pleural and gastro-cutaneous fistula post laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- Management of gastropleural leak by video-assisted thoracoscopy after sleeve gastrectomy.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
- Pleural effusion due to nonmalignant gastrointestinal disease.ERJ open research · 2023Review
- Gastropleural Fistula Presenting as a Complication of Gastric Sleeve Surgery: A Case Report.Cureus · 2023Article
- A 44-Year-Old Woman with Dyspnea and Hemoptysis in the Setting of Remote Bariatric Surgery.Chest · 2022Article
- Delayed gastropleural fistula: a rare cause of a persistent pleural effusion after blunt force trauma.Journal of surgical case reports · 2021Article
- Pediatric gastropleural fistula, a complication of sleeve gastrectomy: Case report and brief review.Clinical case reports · 2021Article
- Empyema Caused by Gastropleural Fistula Post Complicated Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Gastro-Pleural Fistula Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Masquerading as Loculated Empyema Thoracis: a Diagnostic Dilemma.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- Late Gastropleural Fistula after the Management of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Leakage.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- A Rare Complication of Noncompliance Status Post-Transhiatal Esophagectomy and Esophago-Gastroanastomosis.Case reports in gastrointestinal medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
Gastropleural fistula (GPF) is a rare, life-threatening complication of gastric sleeve surgery. GPF is an uncommon differential diagnosis to consider in a patient presenting with a picture of pneumonia. As such, GPF should be suspected in a patient with a history of nonresolving pneumonia who recently underwent gastric sleeve surgery. To the best of our knowledge, only eight cases of gastropleural fistulas after bariatric surgery have been reported in the literature. Herein, we report a case of gastropleural fistula after gastric sleeve surgery and review the pertinent literature. A gastropleural fistula is an exceedingly rare and life-threatening complication postbariatric surgery. Nonsurgical conservative management (total parenteral nutrition, percutaneous drainage, and antibiotics with endoscopic stenting) can be considered.
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