RETRACTED ARTICLE: Conservative management for an esophageal perforation in a patient presented with delayed diagnosis: a case report

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Esophageal perforation is a serious condition with a high mortality rate. Successful therapy depends on the size of the rupture; the time elapsed between rupture and diagnosis, and the underlying health of the patient. Common causes of esophageal perforation include medical instrumentation, foreign-body ingestion, and trauma. CASE REPORT: A case of esophageal perforation due to fish bone ingestion in a 67-year-old male is described here, with a review of the pertinent literature. The patient presented with chest pain, fever and right-sided pleural effusion. Initial evaluation was nondiagnostic. The water-soluble contrast swallow test showed no evidence of leakage. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a pneumomediastinum, and right-sided hydropneumothorax. CONCLUSION: The patient was successfully treated using conservative measures.

Source: Cases Journal

DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-164

Authors: Konstantinos Tsalis, Konstantinos Blouhos, Dimitrios Kapetanos, Theodore Kontakiotis, Charalampos Lazaridis

Institutions: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Esophageal and GI Pathology

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W2106136229

FWCI: 2.417

Cites: 17

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10