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Cytologic Findings in Esophageal Perforation: An Institutional Experience With Pleural Fluid Specimens. [PDF]
Diagn CytopatholABSTRACT Introduction Esophageal perforation (EP) is a rare but life‐threatening condition, and most cases are due to iatrogenic causes. The rest occur spontaneously, due to malignancies, or trauma. The mortality rates can approach 50%, and delayed diagnosis of EP exacerbates patient outcomes.
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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 +3 more
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Revision surgery with fibular strut graft and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion plates: a salvage strategy in post-anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion-related delayed esophageal perforation. Illustrative case. [PDF]
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Computed Tomography Findings of Migrating Grass Awn Leading to Esophageal Perforation and Carotid Artery Erosion in a Dog. [PDF]
Vet Radiol UltrasoundABSTRACT A 4‐year‐old male intact Kerry Blue Terrier presented with lethargy, pyrexia, intermittent cough, and a large, firm right ventral cervical mass. Contrast‐enhanced head and neck CT revealed a focally expansile, ill‐defined, mixed‐attenuation lesion with gas bubbles, suggestive of extensive cellulitis and abscessation, in close communication ...
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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.
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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.
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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 +4 more
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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.
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Esophageal rupture complicated by acute pericarditis
Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2014 Esophageal perforation is a serious condition with a high mortality rate. Delayed detection of esophageal perforation may result in devastating complications such as mediastinitis and pericarditis.
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Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2022 Surgical repair of esophageal perforation is a challenging procedure with a high risk of secondary complications, such as early esophageal leakage and late esophageal stricture, which can significantly reduce the patient's quality of life.
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