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Quadriparesis Following Intrinsic Traumatic Esophageal Perforation: Report of a Rare Case [PDF]

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
An elderly diabetic gentleman developed epidural abscess several days after traumatic esophageal perforation secondary to flexion-extension injury of the cervical spine in a road traffic accident.
Anchal Awasthi, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ahemadullah Shaikh, Saurabh Kumar Verma, Shuchi Singh   +4 more
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Aortic Pseudoaneurysm Secondary to Mediastinitis due to Esophageal Perforation [PDF]

Case Reports in Radiology, 2016
Esophageal perforation is a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality rates; it requires early diagnosis and treatment. The most common complication of esophageal rupture is mediastinitis.
Claudia Patricia Zuluaga, Felipe Aluja Jaramillo, Sergio Andrés Velásquez Castaño, Aura Lucía Rivera Bernal, Julio Cesar Granada, Jorge Alberto Carrillo Bayona   +5 more
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Sequential Management of Corrosive Esophageal Perforation in a Low-Resource Setting – Case Illustration

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2023
Corrosive esophageal injury in children usually occurs following accidental ingestion of corrosives. Suicidal or homicidal injury in children is rare. The degree and extent of injury depend on the nature of corrosives, the volume of corrosive ingested ...
Ikponmwosa Gold, Obi Chukwunyere Callise, Akanni Abdulazeez Bolaji, Chukwurah Onwurah, Johnbull Akerele, Nwadinma Emeruem, Uchenna Onoh, Vincent Okwulehie   +7 more
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Esophageal placement of a biliary stent to manage a iatrogenic esophageal perforation: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Introduction: Post-operative anastomotic stricture can occur after a gastric tube esophagoplasty in children with esophageal atresia, resulting in difficulty swallowing. Endoscopic dilatation is commonly used to treat these strictures.
Saurin Dipak Dani, Dravina Shetty, Abhaya R. Gupta, Paras R. Kothari   +3 more
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Esophageal perforation

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1992
The treatment of esophageal perforation remains controversial. A perforation of the esophagus can present in different locations, have different causes, and present following different durations of time. Because of these variables and the grave prognosis if handled improperly, treatment requires experienced judgment by both medical and surfgical ...
Safuh Attar
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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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