Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child

Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child

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 suspect and radiographic evidence. In this ca...

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Main Authors: Halil İbrahim Şara, Turgay Kara, Avni Merter Keçeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Turkish Foundation of Family Medicine 2020-04-01
Series:Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine
Subjects:
child
esophageal perforation
radiology
Online Access:https://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=anatoljfm&un=ANATOLJFM-86580
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spelling doaj-58d46cf172d142b39bbe374e882a14452020-11-25T02:04:13ZengTurkish Foundation of Family MedicineAnatolian Journal of Family Medicine2651-34552020-04-0131768010.5505/anatoljfm.2019.86580ANATOLJFM-86580Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old ChildHalil İbrahim Şara0Turgay Kara1Avni Merter Keçeli2Department of Radiology, University of Health Science, Konya Trainning and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, University of Health Science, Konya Trainning and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyDepartment of Radiology, University of Health Science, Konya Trainning and Research Hospital, Konya, TurkeyEsophageal 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 suspect and radiographic evidence. In this case study, a 4-year-old boy, who swallowed a coin and experienced endoscopic intervention leading iatrogenic esophageal perforation and pleural empyema, is presented usingimaging findings (direct chest X-ray, contrast-enhancedfluoroscopy, thorax computed tomography) and brief literature knowledge.https://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=anatoljfm&un=ANATOLJFM-86580childesophageal perforationradiology
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author Halil İbrahim Şara
Turgay Kara
Avni Merter Keçeli
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Turgay Kara
Avni Merter Keçeli
Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child
Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine
child
esophageal perforation
radiology
author_facet Halil İbrahim Şara
Turgay Kara
Avni Merter Keçeli
author_sort Halil İbrahim Şara
title Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child
title_short Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child
title_full Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child
title_fullStr Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child
title_full_unstemmed Esophageal Perforation and Imaging Findings in a Four Years Old Child
title_sort esophageal perforation and imaging findings in a four years old child
publisher Turkish Foundation of Family Medicine
series Anatolian Journal of Family Medicine
issn 2651-3455
publishDate 2020-04-01
description 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 suspect and radiographic evidence. In this case study, a 4-year-old boy, who swallowed a coin and experienced endoscopic intervention leading iatrogenic esophageal perforation and pleural empyema, is presented usingimaging findings (direct chest X-ray, contrast-enhancedfluoroscopy, thorax computed tomography) and brief literature knowledge.
topic child
esophageal perforation
radiology
url https://www.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=anatoljfm&un=ANATOLJFM-86580
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