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Esophageal Perforation [PDF]

, 2017
History of present illness: A 51-year-old male with history of gastroesophageal reflux disease status post multiple endoscopies presented to the emergency department with severe abdominal pain.
Jason Mefford, Valentina Park, Park, Valentina, Mefford, Jason   +3 more
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Minimally invasive management of esophageal perforation [PDF]

, 2018
Esophageal perforation is a medical emergency associated with high morbidity and mortality. There is no consensus on the optimal treatment of this life-threatening condition. Conventional treatment of esophageal perforation is surgical.
YILMAZ, Ömer, AYDIN, Yener, Eroglu, Atila   +2 more
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Esophageal perforation due to acute esophageal necrosis: A case report and a comprehensive literature review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Investigative Surgery, 2022
Background. Acute esophageal necrosis is a rare and potentially lethal entity. The pathogenesis is multifactorial, generally presenting with symptoms of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
Carlos Petrola Chacón, Sandra Castro Boix, Nivardo Rodríguez Conde, Amaia Gantxegi Madina, Mariona Jofra, Daniel Gil Sala, Manel Armengol Carrasco   +6 more
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Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child

The Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine, 2020
Esophageal perforation is a rare pathologic condition with high mortality. Iatrogenic, endoscopic interventions are the most common cause. Early diagnosis and treatment should be performed. The diagnosis of esophageal perforation is based on the clinical
Halil İbrahim Şara, Turgay Kara, Avni Merter Keçeli   +2 more
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Successful Treatment of Septic Shock due to Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation 96 Hours after Onset by Drainage and Enteral Nutrition

Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2014
Spontaneous esophageal perforation is relatively uncommon, but carries a high mortality rate if diagnosis or treatment is delayed. We report the case of a 68-year-old man with spontaneous esophageal perforation who was successfully treated over 96 h ...
Risako Yamashita, Shinsuke Takeno, Ippei Yamana, Kenji Maki, Toru Miyake, Hironari Shiwaku, Toyoo Shiroshita, Takeshi Shiraishi, Akinori Iwasaki, Yuichi Yamashita   +9 more
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Pediatric esophageal perforation

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1977
Although esophageal perforation in children is associated with a spectrum of disease different from the one in adults, management is essentially the same for both groups. Over the past 11 years, 12 patients ranging in age from 2 days to 10 years were treated for 13 perforations. Perforation in the adult is associated with a high mortality rate.
R L, Shepherd, J G, Raffensperger, R, Goldstein   +2 more
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Successful Management of Esophageal Perforation with Self-Expandable Metal Stent following Pneumatic Dilation for Achalasia Cardia

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2019
Achalasia cardia is the most common cause of motor dysphagia. Pneumatic dilation (PD) of lower esophageal sphincter remains the cornerstone of treatment. However, it is associated with esophageal perforation in some cases. We present a case of esophageal
Abhai Verma, Samir Mohindra, Vivek Anand Saraswat, Uday Chand Ghoshal   +3 more
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Endoscopic management of a delayed diagnosed foreign body esophageal perforation [PDF]

, 2014
Foreign body-induced perforation is responsible for 16.7% of esophageal perforations and may be associated with respiratory failure, sepsis or hemorrhage if delayed diagnosis and treatment. The mortality rate of esophageal perforations hovers close to 20%
Rodrigues-Pinto, Eduardo, Macedo, Guilherme, Pereira, Pedro   +2 more
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Endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) for acute esophageal perforation: Could it replace surgery?

Endoscopy International Open, 2022
Background and study aims Acute esophageal perforation is a potentially life-threating condition that demands a multidisciplinary approach. Based on recently published data indicating that EVT may be effective in managing esophageal perforation, we ...
Petros Stathopoulos, Malte Zumblick, Sabine Wächter, Leif Schiffmann, Thomas M. Gress, Detlef Bartsch, Guido Seitz, Ulrike W. Denzer   +7 more
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Superimposed Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation in Congenital Esophageal Stenosis [PDF]

, 2004
Congenital esophageal stenosis (CES) is a very rare embryologic anomaly of tracheoesophageal development that requires lifelong management, usually with frequent esophageal dilations and dietary precautions. We present a patient with spontaneous thoracic
Gonzalez, J. Andres, Knight, T. Theron, Messerschmidt, William H., Craft, Christopher M.   +3 more
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