Spotlight on esophageal perforation: A multinational study using the Pittsburgh esophageal perforation severity scoring system

Esophageal Perforation Due to Nasogastric Tube Insertion: A Case Report

Introduction: A Nasogastric (NG) tube insertion is a common technique in all neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). In some cases, NG insertion in infants with friable esophageal tissues may lead to some adverse side-effects, although such problems are not commonly seen. Esophageal perforation is a rare but known complication associated with this procedure. Methods: An infant (first child), we...

Intramural esophageal dissection associated with esophageal perforation.

Intramural esophageal dissection (IED) is a rare clinical entity involving a mucosal injury and creation of a true and false lumen within the esophagus. We report on a case of IED caused by repeated vomiting due to a small bowel obstruction associated with a small amount of pneumomediastinum on CT. IED has traditionally been believed not to be associated with esophageal perforation. Our case ad...

Anesthetic considerations for esophageal perforation.

To the anesthesia practitioner, the esophagus is the source of one of the most feared complications of anesthesia-gastric aspiration. However, this muscular conduit is also one of the anesthetist's most useful monitors of heartbeat, respirations and temperature via specialized probes. The esophagus is often taken for granted until a pathological process compromises its function. Esophageal perf...

Repair of esophageal perforation: a new technique.

A 39-year-old woman was admitted to our shock trauma centre for the management of abdominal and thoracic trauma caused by penetrating gunshot wounds. Thoracic and abdominal computed tomography showed multiple fractures of the spleen and hemoperitoneum, a small lesion of the upper left kidney, a fracture of the eleventh left rib and a diaphragmatic injury. Forty minutes after admission to the ho...

Iatrogenic esophageal perforation in a preterm infant