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...

DA Esophageal perforations can generally be classified as iatrogenic or idiopathic. Iatrogenic perforations are usually caused by gastroenterologists or surgeons performing endoscopy who inadvertently perforate the esophagus over the course of the procedure. Iatrogenic perforations can occur via a variety of other means, including when a nasogastric or feeding tube placement goes wrong or, less...

Disease States Associated with Abdominal Pain 145 Disorders of the Esophagus 145 Mallory-Weiss Syndrome 145 Perforation of the Esophagus, Spontaneous 146 Plummer-Vinson Syndrome 146 Disorders of the Stomach 146 Gastritis, Chronic 146 Carcinoma of the Stomach 147 Disorders of the Pancreas 147 Carcinoma of the Pancreas 147 Cystic Fibrosis of the Pancreas 148 Macroamylasemia in Vivo Artifact 149 P...

Accidental swallowing of fish bone, which arrested in esophagus, is fairly common. However the incidence of esophageal perforation due to fish bone swallowing is low. Delayed posterior mediastinal abscess as a result of the esophageal perforation is a rare manifestation and may lead to fatal outcome. Two cases of delayed formation of posterior mediastinal abscess following esophageal perforatio...

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...

Late presentation of foreign body impaction in the esophagus, complicated by perforation in children, has rarely been reported in the literature. Esophageal surgery is very difficult and challenging in Cameroon (a resource limited setting). We are reporting herein 2 cases of esophageal perforation in children seen very late (12 days and 40 days) after foreign body impaction, complicated with se...

PF It is difficult to say how often perforations occur, as it depends on the type of endoscopic procedure being performed. The most common cause of perforation is iatrogenic, such as when an endoscopist removes a les ion, cuts a little too deep, and causes a perforation. In many cases, the perforations are small and can be closed during the procedure with no adverse events. In an advanced endos...