Stented Esophageal Transfixion Injury

Esophageal perforation is a rare, but life-threatening condition with a mortality rate ranging between 10% and 40%. It can happen at the level of the cervical, intrathoracic, or intra-abdominal segment. It usually occurs as a result of iatrogenic injury after endoscopic procedures or as a spontaneou...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 86; no. 4; pp. 1367 - 1369
Main Authors Bazerbashi, Samer, FRCS, Villaquiran, Jaime, FRCS, Bennett, Mark, MD, FRCA, Unsworth-White, Michael Jonathan, FRCS, Rahamim, Joe, FRCS
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.10.2008
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Accidental Falls
Adolescent
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Emergency Service, Hospital
Esophageal Perforation - diagnosis
Esophageal Perforation - surgery
Esophagus - injuries
Esophagus - surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Injury Severity Score
Male
Medical sciences
Multiple Trauma - diagnosis
Multiple Trauma - surgery
Pneumology
Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects)
Risk Assessment
Stents
Surgery
Thoracic Injuries - diagnosis
Thoracic Injuries - surgery
Thoracotomy - methods
Treatment Outcome
Wounds, Penetrating - diagnosis
Wounds, Penetrating - surgery
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Endoprosthesis
Injury
Instrumentation therapy
Anesthesia
Circulatory system
Lesion
Cardiology
Stent
Esophagus
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Summary:Esophageal perforation is a rare, but life-threatening condition with a mortality rate ranging between 10% and 40%. It can happen at the level of the cervical, intrathoracic, or intra-abdominal segment. It usually occurs as a result of iatrogenic injury after endoscopic procedures or as a spontaneous rupture. It is seen less frequently in trauma after gunshot or stab wounds. Stenting of the esophagus after iatrogenic perforation is well documented in the literature, but yet it is to be published for management of penetrating injury. We report a case of esophageal perforation with a wooden fence post treated successfully with a covered esophageal stent.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.03.028