Gastropericardial Fistula and Candida albicans Pericarditis: A Rare Complication of Gastric Adenocarcinoma Treated with Radiation and Chemotherapy

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 374-378

  Tang, Chia Pei ^a   Wang, Ying Wen ^b,e   Shiau, Yih Tsong ^d   Lee, Rheun Chuan ^c   Lan, Keng Hsin ^b,e   Chao, Yee ^c  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Division of Gastroenterology   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; gastric adenocarcinoma; gastropericardial fistula; pericarditis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUCONAZOLE; GALLIUM 67; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM EXTRAVASATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DRAIN; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JUGULAR VEIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM STOMACH FISTULA; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PULSE RATE; RADIATION DOSE; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH ULCER; SUPPURATION; SURVIVAL; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CANDIDIASIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; FISTULA; GASTRIC FISTULA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDIUM; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70149112544     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70390-9     Document Type: Article

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