herein, we present the case of a 45-years-old woman with a foreign body (dental prosthesis) ingestion lodged in the esophagus(figure.1). the foreign body was extracted by rigid esophagoscopy after severe manipulation. in 24 hours, the patient became febrile with emphysema in the neck. laboratory data showed leukocytosis and ct scan revealed signs of esophageal perforation(figure.2). surgical ex...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Esophageal perforation is a rare but often a life-threatening condition. However, the incidence and clinical features of esophageal perforation caused by ingested foreign body are unknown. This study investigated the incidence of esophageal perforation caused by ingested foreign body and evaluated the clinical features and outcome of patients with esophageal perforation. METHO...

loon dilation is 0-14% (1-3). An esophageal perforation is classified into three types: a type I-intramural perforation; a type II-transmural perforation; and a type IIItransmural perforation with mediastinal leakage (4). Fasting, parenteral alimentation, and antibiotics are generally used to treat types-I and II esophageal perforations. However, a type III esophageal perforation showing progre...

Introduction: Although perforation of the esophagus, in the anterior cervical spine fixation, is well established, cases with delayed onset, especially cases that present pseudodiverticulum, are not common. In addition, management of the perforation in this situation is debated.  Case Report:   Delayed esophageal pseudodiverticulum was managed in two patients with a history of anterior spine fi...

Traumatic perforation of the esophagus due to blunt trauma is a rare thoracic emergency. The most common causes of esophageal perforation are iatrogenic, and the upper cervical esophageal region is the most often injured. Diagnosis is frequently determined late, and mortality is therefore high. This case report presents a young woman who was admitted to the emergency department (ED) with esopha...

Esophageal perforation is a serious possible complication after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). It usually occurs during the first postoperative day. Esophageal perforation is a potentially life-threatening complication. A 63-year-old man who underwent ACDF 8 years prior visited our emergency room with recurrent aspiration pneumonia, fever, dysphagia and neck pain. Endoscopic st...

PATIENT Male, 70 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Esophageal perforation Symptoms: Abdominal pain • nausea • vomiting MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Surgery. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND Esophageal perforation is a well-defined and severe clinical condition. There are several etiologies of esophagus perforation. CASE REPORT We report the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian m...

between 1993-1996 seventy-three consecutive patients (33 m, 40 f, mean age 35.4) with newly diagnosed achalasia underwent one or more pneumatic dilatations with the rigiflex balloon using a protocol of graded dilatation with a fixed inflation pressure of 10 psi and constant duration of 30 seconds for all patients without using fluoroscopy. using vantrappen's classification for assessment o...

  Nasogastric tube (NG) insertion is a usual technique in any neonatal intensive care unit. This procedure is undertaken for the children who are in need of invasive care. Sometimes, the insertion of nasogastric tube in infants with esophagus friable anatomy tissues may have some dangerous side effect, but such problems are not very common. Esophageal perforation is a rare but known compli...

Pneumomediastinum following esophageal perforation is a known complication of Eder Puestow dilation for esophageal stenosis. This is the first reported case of esophageal perforation and pneumomediastinum occurring after instrumental self-dilation of a stenotic esophageal lesion. The observed 0.02 percent perforation rate in this patient (compared to the reported 0.3 percent in Eder Puestow "he...