In:
Emergency Care Journal, PAGEPress Publications, Vol. 13, No. 2 ( 2018-03-09)
Abstract:
Esophageal perforation is a welldefined and severe clinical condition. The associated mortality rates range between 5% and 40% and are worsened by delayed diagnosis. Rapid diagnosis and therapy provide the best chance for survival; however, a delay in diagnosis is common, resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality. There are several aetiologies of esophagus perforation. Most esophageal ruptures are secondary to medical instrumentation. Other causes are Boerhaave syndrome, toxic ingestions and radiation, foreign body ingestion, penetrating trauma, and, rarely, blunt chest trauma. We reported the clinical management and the diagnostic work-up case of esophagus perforation due to the foreign body ingestion.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2282-2054
,
1826-9826
DOI:
10.4081/ecj.2017.6848
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
PAGEPress Publications
Publication Date:
2018
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2708709-8
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