Transgastric repair of transfixing gastroesophageal junction gunshot wound: video case report
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2021
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Abstract Managing traumatic injuries of the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) is infrequent due to associated lesions of adjacent highly vascularized organs. Its anatomical localization in the upper abdomen makes the repair challenging to perform. A stable 23-year-old male was presented at the emergency department with two thorax gunshot wounds. Computed tomography revealed air in the periesophageal space and right hemopneumothorax with no injury of the major vessels. A chest tube was placed and the patient was transferred hemodynamically stable to the operating. Abdominal exploration identified injuries to the left diaphragm; liver lateral segment; 1-cm transfixing perforation of the GEJ and right diaphragmatic pillar. Primary repair of the GEJ was performed and patched with a partial fundoplication. The diaphragm was repaired and the liver bleeding controlled. Finally, drains and a feeding jejunostomy were placed. The patient had an uneventful early postoperative course and was discharged home on the 12th postoperative day.
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Computed tomography, Chest tubes, Emergency service, Hospital, Esophagogastric junction, Hemopneumothorax, Creation of jejunostomy, Wounds and injuries, Gunshot, Wounds, Abdomen, Respiratory diaphragm, Drainage, Procedure, Liver, Chest, Laparotomy, Exploratory, Hemorrhage control, Partial, Fundoplication