Traumatic isolated perforation of lower oesophagus

Traumatic isolated perforation of lower oesophagus

One of the rarest cases of non-iatrogenic oesophageal perforation is falling from height. We report a case of a 26 year old man with oesophageal perforation resulting from a fall of 12 meter height. A pneumomediastinum in the absence of a pneumothorax and contrast extravasation from the oesophagus o...

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Main Authors: Z. Mzoughi, A. Djebbi, R. Bayar, I. Hamdi, L. Gharbi, T. Khalfallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-10-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644016300267
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spelling doaj-dce5a42663834c3bbcb881e901eda4b72020-11-25T00:15:32ZengElsevierTrauma Case Reports2352-64402016-10-0161315Traumatic isolated perforation of lower oesophagusZ. Mzoughi0A. Djebbi1R. Bayar2I. Hamdi3L. Gharbi4T. Khalfallah5Corresponding author.; Department of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa, TunisiaDepartment of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa, TunisiaDepartment of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa, TunisiaDepartment of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa, TunisiaDepartment of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa, TunisiaDepartment of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Mongi Slim Hospital, La Marsa, TunisiaOne of the rarest cases of non-iatrogenic oesophageal perforation is falling from height. We report a case of a 26 year old man with oesophageal perforation resulting from a fall of 12 meter height. A pneumomediastinum in the absence of a pneumothorax and contrast extravasation from the oesophagus on CT evoked a perforation of the aerodigestive tract. No other injuries were seen. A non-operative management was pursued with good outcomes. Keywords: Oesophageal perforation, Trauma, Pneumomediastinum, High fallinghttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644016300267
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author Z. Mzoughi
A. Djebbi
R. Bayar
I. Hamdi
L. Gharbi
T. Khalfallah
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A. Djebbi
R. Bayar
I. Hamdi
L. Gharbi
T. Khalfallah
Traumatic isolated perforation of lower oesophagus
Trauma Case Reports
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A. Djebbi
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L. Gharbi
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title Traumatic isolated perforation of lower oesophagus
title_short Traumatic isolated perforation of lower oesophagus
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publishDate 2016-10-01
description One of the rarest cases of non-iatrogenic oesophageal perforation is falling from height. We report a case of a 26 year old man with oesophageal perforation resulting from a fall of 12 meter height. A pneumomediastinum in the absence of a pneumothorax and contrast extravasation from the oesophagus on CT evoked a perforation of the aerodigestive tract. No other injuries were seen. A non-operative management was pursued with good outcomes. Keywords: Oesophageal perforation, Trauma, Pneumomediastinum, High falling
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