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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.
Hakan Duman, Eftal Murat Bakırcı, Zakir Karadağ, Yavuz Uğurlu   +3 more
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Treatment of esophageal achalasia in children: Today and tomorrow [PDF]

, 2015
Esophageal achalasia (EA) is a rare esophageal motility disorder in children. Laparoscopic Heller myotomy (LHM) represents the treatment of choice in young patients. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is becoming an alternative to LHM.
Caldaro, T, Contini, Ac, Costamagna, G., Cucchiara, Salvatore, Dall'Oglio, L, De Angelis, P, Familiari, P, Federici di Abriola, G, Gigante, G, Marchese, M, Romeo, Ef, Torroni, F   +11 more
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Unusual site for iatrogenic esophageal perforation in a premature neonate

Journal of Pediatric and Neonatal Individualized Medicine, 2018
Esophageal perforation in the neonate period is uncommon and often iatrogenic in origin, requiring a prompt diagnosis in order to prevent further complications.
Maria Lithoxopoulou, Anastasia Gkampeta, Evgeniya Babatseva, Elpida Simeoforidou, Efthymia Chatzitoliou, Parthena Georgiadou, Kleanthis Anastasiadis, Christos Kaselas, Chrysostomos Kepertis, Ioannis Spyridakis, Vasiliki Soubasi   +10 more
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A case of esophageal perforation after intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in a patient with a giant left atrium: unexpectedly large distortion of the esophagus revealed on retrospectively constructed three-dimensional imaging

JA Clinical Reports, 2019
Background Esophageal perforation is a rare but serious complication of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). An enlarged left atrium (LA), which is commonly associated with mitral stenosis (MS), is an under-recognized risk factor for esophageal ...
Aya Kimura, Takashi Mori, Yuki Kihara, Chie Watanabe, Katsuaki Tanaka, Tokuhiro Yamada, Atushi Yoshida, Joji Kawabe, Yoshito Sakon, Toshihiko Sibata, Kiyonobu Nishikawa   +10 more
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The insidious presentation and challenging management of esophageal perforation following diagnostic and therapeutic interventions

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2020
Diagnostic and therapeutic interventions on the esophagus or adjacent organs are responsible for nearly half of all esophageal perforations. If not recognized at the time of the injury, iatrogenic esophageal perforations can present insidiously and lead ...
S. Lampridis, S. Mitsos, M. Hayward, D. Lawrence, N. Panagiotopoulos   +4 more
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Occurrence of acute oesophageal necrosis (black oesophagus) in a single tertiary centre [PDF]

, 2019
Acute oesophageal necrosis (AON) is a rare condition characterised by the endoscopic finding of diffuse, circumferential, black mucosal pigmentation of the oesophagus, which typically stops at the gastro-oesophageal junction.
Annibale, Bruno, Carabotti, Marilia, Corleto, Vito Domenico, DI GIULIO, Emilio, Esposito, Gianluca, Orlando, Davide, Ruggeri, Maurizio   +6 more
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Emergency management of jujube pit esophageal impactions using rigid esophagoscopy in the aged

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective To study the emergency management of esophageal jujube pit ingestion. Study Design Retrospective case series. Methods A retrospective study of 114 consecutive cases of jujube pits esophageal impaction during 3 months was performed.
Xingmei Wei, Jie Wang, Wen Xu
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Death Resulting from Pneumocephalus Complicating Endoscopic Food Bolus Retrieval in a Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis [PDF]

, 2016
Pneumocephalus is a rare complication of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), but existing literature does not discuss pneumocephalus surrounding endoscopic food bolus retrieval.
Fuhs, Amy K., Prahlow, Joseph A.
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Prediction of Severity and Adverse Outcomes Associated with Perforation in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Esophageal Injury [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research, 2023
Background/Aims Esophageal perforation is associated with high mortality and morbidity in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with esophageal injury. We investigated the effectiveness of initial CT scan in patients with esophageal injury
Eui Sun Jeong, Hye-Kyung Jung, Ju Ran Byeon, Ayoung Lee, Ji Taek Hong, Seong-Eun Kim, Chang Mo Moon   +6 more
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Anterior Cervical Infection: Presentation and Incidence of an Uncommon Postoperative Complication. [PDF]

, 2017
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective multi-institutional case series. OBJECTIVE: The anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) affords the surgeon the flexibility to treat a variety of cervical pathologies, with the majority being for degenerative and ...
Arnold, Paul M., De Giacomo, Anthony F., Fehlings, Michael G., Ghobrial, George M., Harrop, James S., Hsu, Wellington K., Jobse, Bruce C., Mroz, Thomas E., Rahman, Ra\u27Kerry K., Riew, K Daniel, Sasso, Rick C., Smith, Zachary A., Tannoury, Chadi A., Tannoury, Tony, Thompson, Sara E.   +14 more
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