RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Anastomotic esophageal leak due to Taenia saginata following esophagectomy for esophageal cancer
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 241
OP 243
VO 27
IS 2
A1 Reem M. Baleela
A1 Mohamed Y. Huessain
A1 Mohamed E. Ahmed
YR 2006
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/27/2/241.abstract
AB A 50-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower third of the esophagus underwent an esophagectomy via laparotomy and right thoracotomy. She developed a major anastomotic leak on the third postoperative day. The chest tube slipped out on the 10th postoperative day and a segment of Taenia saginata tapeworm came out through the tube drain site and was extracted. She was given praziquantel tablets treatment; after which the leakage dropped dramatically and ceased completely after one week. Patients scheduled for esophagectomy who experienced recurrent abdominal pain in areas endemic with a tapeworm need to be screened for taeniasis before surgery.