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...
Main Authors: | Z. Mzoughi, A. Djebbi, R. Bayar, I. Hamdi, L. Gharbi, T. Khalfallah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-10-01
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Series: | Trauma Case Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644016300267 |
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