FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
UNKNOWN PURSTRING DEVICE
MDR report key: 12672479
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Received October 21, 2021
Report
- Report Number
- 2647580-2021-03545
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- October 21, 2021
- Date of Event
- May 19, 2021
- Report Date
- October 21, 2021
- Manufacturer
- US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO
- Product Code
- GDJ
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Occupation
- PHYSICIAN
Narratives
Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1
TITLE: MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO MINIMIZE THORACIC ESOPHAGO-GASTRIC LEAK AND ERADICATE ESOPHAGEAL STRICTURE AFTER IVOR LEWIS ESOPHAGECTOMY SOURCE: J SURG ONCOL. 2021;124:529539. IF INFORMATION IS PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE, A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE ISSUED.
Description of Event or Problem · 1
ACCORDING TO LITERATURE SOURCE OF STUDY PERFORMED 2010 TO 2021, POSTOPERATIVE TO IVOR LEWIS ESOPHAGECTOMY WITH A MODIFIED ESOPHAGOGASTRIC ANASTOMOSIS, ONE PATIENT HAD A LEAK AND DIED OF LONG TERM COMPLICATIONS. LEAK WAS TREATED WITH AN ESOPHAGEAL STENT AND ENDOSCOPIC JEJUNOSTOMY. AFTER A YEAR, THE SAID PATIENT DEVELOPED A BRONCHIAL ESOPHAGEAL FISTULA. THE PATIENT UNDERWENT SURGICAL RECONSTRUCTION AND DIED ON POSTOPERATIVE DAY 10.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1570785 | UNKNOWN PURSTRING DEVICE | CLAMP, SURGICAL, GENERAL & PLASTIC SURGERY | GDJ | US SURGICAL PUERTO RICO | UNKNOWN PURSTRING DEVICE |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death| R |