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Esophageal perforation with mediastinitis leading to mycotic aortic pseudoaneurysm in a pediatric patient: A complication of sharp foreign body ingestion [PDF]

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Esophageal perforation resulting from foreign body ingestion is a known complication that can lead to various complications, including esophageal erosion, esophageal perforation, and mediastinitis, with rare involvement of adjacent anatomical structures.
Hussain Salman AlAbdullah, Mohamed Salim Kabbani, Sameh R Ismail, Omar Hijaz, Abdullah AlGhamdi   +4 more
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Esophageal perforation caused by impacted hot potato successfully managed nonoperatively: A rare case report from Ethiopia and literature review [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Esophageal perforation represents a rare but life-threatening emergency that demands prompt diagnosis and multidisciplinary management to reduce associated morbidity and mortality.
Abdi Alemayehu, MD, Irko Worku, MD, Gulilat Sisay, MD, Eyerusalem Getachew, MD, Firaol Birhanu, BSc, Desalegn Fikadu, MD   +5 more
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Closure of esophageal perforation after stricture dilation with novel through-the-scope clip [PDF]

VideoGIE
Background and Aims: Perforation during dilation of a refractory stricture can be challenging to manage endoscopically due to the friable nature of the tissue.
Erica Loon, DO, Natalie Wilson, MD, Mohammad Bilal, MD   +2 more
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A Case of Neonatal Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema Suspected to Be Caused by Pharyngoesophageal Injury [PDF]

Neonatal Medicine, 2020
Iatrogenic esophageal perforation is a rare condition in children, but occasionally occurs in premature infants due to repeated intubation or nasogastric tube insertion.
Soo Hyun Lee, Jin Kyu Kim
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Esophageal perforation

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1989
Sixty-nine patients with perforation of the esophagus were treated at the University of California, San Francisco, from 1977 to 1988. The perforation was iatrogenic in 33 (48%) of the patients, spontaneous in 8 (12%), and a result of external trauma in 23 (33%). Clinical findings included chest pain in 36 (52%) of 69 patients, subcutaneous emphysema in
A E, Flynn, E D, Verrier, L W, Way, A N, Thomas, C A, Pellegrini   +4 more
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Factors affecting perforation of the esophagus in patients with deep neck infection

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background Deep neck infection (DNI) is a serious disease that can lead to severe morbidity, including esophageal perforation, and mortality. However, no previous study has explored the risk factors associated with esophageal perforation in patients with
Shih-Lung Chen, Chia-Ying Ho, Shy-Chyi Chin, Yu-Chien Wang   +3 more
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Esophageal Perforation

Archives of Surgery, 1982
Esophageal perforation can be caused by any instrument, device, or foreign body reaching the hypopharynx. Diagnosis remains difficult. If esophageal perforation is suspected, Gastrografin (meglucamine diatrizoate) swallow study, eventually followed by barium swallow study, is the most useful diagnostic test.
L, Michel, H C, Grillo, R A, Malt
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A case of esophageal perforation caused by suicidal caffeine poisoning in a teenager [PDF]

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2023
Spontaneous esophageal perforation (also known as Boerhaave syndrome) is associated with sudden increase in intra-esophageal pressure by vomiting, coughing or straining at stool.
So Jin Kim, Young-jin Choi, Kyung Suk Lee, Hyo Jun Jang, Jin-Hwa Moon, Yong Joo Kim, Seung Yang   +6 more
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Blunt Trauma Patient with Esophageal Perforation

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2014
Traumatic perforation of the esophagus due to blunt trauma is a rare thoracic emergency. The most common causes of esophageal perforation are iatrogenic, and the upper cervical esophageal region is the most often injured.
Nese C. Oray, Semra Sivrikaya, Basak Bayram, Tufan Egeli, Oguz Dicle   +4 more
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Endoscopic Management of Double Esophageal Perforation by Ingested Foreign Body Using Over-the-Scope Clip: A Case Report

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2020
Esophageal perforation is a life-threatening condition with a high mortality rate. First described around 300 years ago, management of this fatal condition has emerged from surgical to endoscopic modalities with much less morbidity and mortality when ...
Prasanta Debnath, Pravin Rathi, Sujit Nair, Suhas Udgirkar, Sanjay Chandnani   +4 more
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