Kitajima T, Momose K, Lee S, Haruta S, Ueno M, Shinohara H, Fujimori S, Fujii T, Takei R, Kohno T, Udagawa H. Bronchial bleeding caused by recurrent pneumonia after radical esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(11): 3394-3401 [PMID: 25805950 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i11.3394]
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Toshihiro Kitajima, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. t.kitajima0407@gmail.com
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Surgery
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Case Report
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Toshihiro Kitajima, Kota Momose, Seigi Lee, Shusuke Haruta, Masaki Ueno, Hisashi Shinohara, Harushi Udagawa, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Sakashi Fujimori, Tadasu Kohno, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Takeshi Fujii, Department of Pathology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Ryoji Takei, Department of Radiology, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan
Author contributions: Kitajima T and Udagawa H designed the report; Momose K, Lee S, Haruta S, Shinohara H, Ueno M, Fujimori S and Kohno T were attending doctors for the patient and performed the operation; Takei R performed bronchial arterial embolization procedure; Fujii T performed the pathological examination; Kitajima T wrote this paper.
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Correspondence to: Toshihiro Kitajima, MD, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, 2-2-2 Toranomon, Minatoku, Tokyo 105-8470, Japan. t.kitajima0407@gmail.com
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Received: August 5, 2014 Peer-review started: August 6, 2014 First decision: August 27, 2014 Revised: September 8, 2014 Accepted: October 15, 2014 Article in press: October 15, 2014 Published online: March 21, 2015 Processing time: 225 Days and 24 Hours
Abstract
We herein report a case of bronchial bleeding after radical esophagectomy that was treated with lobectomy. A 65-year-old male who underwent subtotal esophagectomy with three-field lymph node dissection for esophageal carcinoma was referred to our hospital because of sudden hemoptysis. After the esophagectomy, bilateral vocal cord paralysis was observed, and the patient suffered from repeated episodes of aspiration pneumonia. Bronchoscopy revealed hemosputum in the right middle lobe bronchus, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed tortuous arteries arising from the right inferior phrenic artery and left subclavian artery toward the right middle lobe bronchus. Although bronchial arterial embolization was performed twice to control the recurrent hemoptysis, the procedures were unsuccessful. Right middle lobectomy was therefore performed via video-assisted thoracic surgery. Engorged bronchial arterys with medial hypertrophy and overgrowth of the small branches were noted near the bronchus in the resected specimen. The patient recovered uneventfully and was discharged on postoperative day 14.
Core tip: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of bronchial bleeding suspected to arise from ectopic/collateral bronchial arteries after radical esophagectomy with three-field lymphadenectomy for esophageal carcinoma. Such clinical course after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma is quite meaningful, especially in cases of postoperative recurrent aspiration pneumonia due to bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.
