Gastropleural Fistula as a Rare Complication of Gastric Sleeve Surgery: A Case Report and Comprehensive Literature Review

Figure 1

(a) Posterio-anterior chest radiograph showing a large left pleural effusion with atelectasis of the left lung. (b) Axial chest CT showing a large left pleural effusion with complete atelectasis of the left lower lobe. (c) Sagittal abdominal and pelvis CT showing a large leak with perisplenic collection. The abdominal collection is connected to the pleural collection through a fistula.

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