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March 13, 2026Journal of Medical Case Reports0 citationsOpen Access

Cervical esophagocolic anastomosis leakage caused by a tension pneumothorax after an esophagocoloplasty for caustic esophageal stricture in a child: a case report

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AZAliou ZabeirouSRSani RabiouUniversité Abdou MoumouniIAIbrahim Issoufou AlzoumaNational Hospital Niamey

Key Points

  • To highlight the occurrence of cervical anastomosis leakage in a child after esophagocoloplasty, due to tension pneumothorax.
  • Descriptive case report detailing a surgical complication
  • Patient underwent esophagocoloplasty for caustic esophageal stricture
  • Observation of cervical anastomosis post-surgery
  • Cervical anastomosis leakage was observed in the patient
  • Leakage was directly linked to the presence of tension pneumothorax
  • This case represents the first known instance of such a complication in pediatric patients.

Abstract

Leakage of cervical anastomosis is the most common complication of esophageal reconstruction surgery. Many factors influence the occurrence of leakage. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of cervical anastomosis leakage due to a tension pneumothorax.

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Zabeirou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ac8102a1e69014cce3c3https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-026-05919-x
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